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- Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/orquevaux monthly 0.5 2025-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/2b1810e9-38dd-4757-b477-16b441ca7d59/557424280_18168043126366361_4638579078882372638_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Orquevaux - Make it stand out The group photo. Taken on Thursday, September 25th, 2025. On the last night of the residency, a stack of these photos was given out to everyone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/e2167b4b-4ca1-441c-ac86-33dc476c6608/IMG_6966.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Orquevaux - Make it stand out Just after 10 AM on September 16th, 2025. My overnight flight from JFK to CDG had just arrived. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/1bb6cfec-344e-46fd-ab0d-e703b7d429a3/IMG_7052.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Orquevaux - Make it stand out The chateau, seen as from the site of the fire pit. 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Meet The Writer - Make it stand out Apropos of nothing, tulips from the Bowling Green farmers market on Tuesday. I was looking for the Downtown Alliance’s Adopt a Tulip event, but it looked like all of them were given away by the time I made it down there on my lunch break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/396ae54e-bcb2-45ea-833d-ff1172e5bd30/1229241838.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out As is the tradition since the pandemic began five years ago, I buy myself a bottle of bubby for the midnight toast on New Year’s Eve. Everyone else is asleep at midnight, so I get to pop the cork. And this time, I was able to do it without spilling a drop anywhere. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/f7544b43-95c7-45a9-81d0-db2611190730/IMG_4688.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out A spring day, last Wednesday afternoon. I walked all the way from the office to the marina outside of Brookfield Place. I love to sit and watch the boats float down the river. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/3e017c5b-5278-462c-83ab-b50056958424/IMG_4689.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out The writer, in repose. Before I made my way back to work, I took a selfie with the restaurant Le District behind me. Part of me wanted to pull up a chair and sit for the rest of the afternoon watch the people and the boats going by. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/b43e8942-0eb6-46c6-bf15-7af6fc6d4b43/width_550.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out Five of my writing inspirations in one photo. All of these books could’ve been the answer to question number eight. But the one in the middle, “Under The Tuscan Sun” by Frances Mayes resonated with me the most. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/c65a7541-e8bc-4dd1-88ad-cfd9cd166723/IMG_1545.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out The roof of the restaurant, Da Paolino in Sorrento, Italy. Lemon groves in and around us as we had our “farewell” dinner together in September 2022. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/the-dawn-of-a-poetic-summer monthly 0.5 2025-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/600c9741-c481-4632-b5fe-d8282f29cc68/e88cde14-4b64-41b9-b9d3-e7605e97c87d_1080x1350.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Dawn of A Poetic Summer - Make it stand out The cover art for the book. The type and silhouette stay the same. 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I had just finished my reading of the poem, “Unicorn”, at our tour guide Nikoleta’s request. I’m at the end of the table with the Ožujsko beer bottle in hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/43ddd38f-47bd-4b63-a84d-3f689182f8bf/IMG-20240813-WA0005.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - All These Things That I’ve Done - Make it stand out On the last night of Improv I, our teacher Samantha had us pose for a group photo. As it turned out, there were a few more photos taken in hilarious poses before class let out one last time. Some of us hung around afterward for a round of drinks at the bar at the end of the block. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/2a989c34-4b79-49ea-ad34-c6ae104baeec/IMG_4291.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - All These Things That I’ve Done At afternoon tea on December 1st. My sister is the other person holding the glass of Veuve Clicqout Rose Champagne inside the Warren Street Hotel. 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Hrvatska On The Run - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/6066b6bc-8316-4b44-ac78-87be6414b486/462849633_10103059888131998_182471642939412299_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Hrvatska On The Run - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/2e7cc937-b487-45ac-aace-d1d3e79df3ca/462922981_10103059888176908_3407927369160078174_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Hrvatska On The Run - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/a-poetic-journey-reborn monthly 0.5 2024-09-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/b5880ce6-c9f1-425a-8526-d35d357f928f/459433172_10103031016625728_2286585434232577238_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - A Poetic Journey Reborn - Make it stand out Behind the book, is Manhattan By Sail's boat, Clipper City. With the hull, the gentle waves and the sunshine streaking off of everything, I had to stop and take a photo of the book here. As one does when they're on their lunch break but they still want to celebrate their first book being re-launched. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/a721f315-4a0e-4117-8e2d-02bce2013842/459576083_10103031016755468_42789513402810454_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - A Poetic Journey Reborn - Make it stand out Please excuse the not so great selfie. I had the idea yesterday to take my book down to the Seaport for the big reveal. It wasn't easy holding the book and the camera at the same time. 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I was in my hotel room in Nice and I had all three scarves that I bought on the trip to France laid out. A beginning, middle and end, visually illustrated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/020d63be-5dad-451e-875e-a9ae61a15dd3/0254F623-73A3-48B5-BAB7-39E88E691F28.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out The Santa Lucia neighborhood of Naples, Italy. Our trip wasn’t scheduled to stop here, but on the island of Capri. But rough seas ended up changing the plans. With views like this, I can still dream about the inevitable visit to the island. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/c3464887-c7fd-4fc1-a31d-02c7414f5f92/2ad45125-9847-452f-8e02-57f95a158180.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out A small sampling of the books on my shelf. All the authors listed are from places that I’ve visited over the years. 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It looked nice on me, but it was a bit out of my price range. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/786a0e37-5103-4ab7-9132-ce1ba673a4ee/IMG_0885%5B1%5D.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out Walking along the span of the Brooklyn Bridge, with the Manhattan Bridge in the distance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/51ebe8b1-0154-4d91-8910-d25b04c52a4b/313279889_10102659380088328_3624966899235241576_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out The cover of my poetry book, “A Poetic Journey, Staying At Home”. It came out in October 2020 in the midst of the pandemic. All of the poems in it were written from March to June of that year. This was something I didn’t expect to have happen, but I feel an enormous sense of accomplishment each time I see the larger version of this photo hanging on the walls of my room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/0f18b02e-c6d4-4206-8176-7edee3162d98/IMG_1036%5B1%5D.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out On Monday afternoon, I was walking back to the office when I came across the sculpture, “XO World” by Daniel Andersen outside of 1 World Trade Center. As I stopped to take the photo, I could see myself in the mirrored globe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/98404a6c-4c91-4ac8-82bf-38a21d9cba5e/download.png The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Meet The Writer - Make it stand out At 2 World Trade Center, I came across this piece of artwork. And the words Creativity Rules Everything Around Me seemed to resonate with me on a cold, gray morning. 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But this photo shows how much music plays a role in the writing process. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/but-here-we-are monthly 0.5 2023-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/023ec102-3e98-449b-8d12-88e70e36afa5/323641717_692135775844038_4256730416609728525_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - But Here We Are… - Make it stand out At the end of the Salute to Vienna concert earlier the same day. I’m not a classically oriented person musically, but even I felt the joy and wonder that came along with hearing “The Beautiful Blue Danube” and clapping along to the “Radetzky March”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/8a55f62b-f8d9-4cd6-98aa-9633d90f368c/344041821_154601320666145_444913344444439708_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - But Here We Are… - Make it stand out This poem is the one from Day 29 of the poet Amy Kay’s “Poem A Day”. 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After I participated in the third part of 600 Highwaymen’s “A Thousand Ways”, I stuck around Bryant Park for a bit. It was a day when the holiday season had truly come to an end as the holiday market was being dismantled. But it was still a sight to see the sun setting in front of the ice rink. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/6c5c2e89-db2a-456a-882a-8395fde8750a/346315954_964137634813835_7306651562845190033_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - But Here We Are… - Make it stand out With a nod to my friend and coach Felice, came the bamboo plant affectionately known as Bambooey. For the fact that I was hesitant to buy it due to my track record with anything new, the plant has brought new life into my room as everything else has a connection to my past. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/1b3e8db1-ac13-4c14-b2af-08a2fb0eca94/341263140_199943519445880_3884552604219204595_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - But Here We Are… - Make it stand out After a winter of sitting at my desk, the first time that I stepped outside. On April 14th, it was unusually warm so I walked the five blocks from the office to The Seaport. And this is the view of the Brooklyn Bridge from the Riverdeck. Now, I walk down there every Friday afternoon at lunch time to get a moment of fresh air. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/df82d783-a3e1-405d-9a7e-66ca0fcfa524/IMG_0666%5B1%5D.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - But Here We Are… - Make it stand out On Maiden Lane, I came across this message written with sidewalk chalk. As I took the photo of it, my silhouette appeared in the sunlight too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/70e29ebf-1122-4688-916e-b972da9924fc/328946444_862156385060269_3624029953681644754_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - But Here We Are… - Make it stand out February 3rd. It was the end of my first week as a data entry clerk. I was getting used to a new way of being, from the change of hours, to a new workplace. Yet, at 5PM every day, this was my view. 1 World Trade Center in the distance, with the spire of St. Paul’s Chapel looking down Broadway and Fulton Street. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/08884180-3bdd-42b6-93eb-57d57096bbf7/347622778_921890892420967_6354299151363413971_n-COLLAGE.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - But Here We Are… - Make it stand out A tale of three different meetings. On top, my friend and travel mate from Portugal, Debbie and I meeting as she was visiting NYC in April. To the left, my friend Wendy as she and I met up for dinner in May prior to her departing for her trip to Kenya the following day. And to the right, my friend Jen as she, her husband and nephew were visiting NYC for the day as part of a roadtrip of baseball stadiums on the east coast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/68debbd5-645d-4f6d-b1c9-a26662cec1c7/IMG_0889%5B1%5D.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - But Here We Are… - Make it stand out I’ve seen the Brooklyn Bridge so many times, it was time to get out and walk the span. As I did on Tuesday the 13th of June. I got about a quarter of the way before turning back as I would be late from my lunch break otherwise. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/broadway-20-years-later monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/bebff410-0c87-4d91-b8ec-bdbf516384d7/20230627_213233-COLLAGE+%281%29.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Broadway, 20 Years Later… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/b54d3d0d-47e2-471d-a754-fc2f674250ab/0625231308.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Broadway, 20 Years Later… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/041b93ae-ca27-4dd0-801f-10cdb333c27a/0625231741a.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Broadway, 20 Years Later… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/28aaf626-db06-492e-b5e9-4f15e721680e/0625231310.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Broadway, 20 Years Later… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/fd811e73-435c-47b6-86d8-7a206158dff7/0625231307.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Broadway, 20 Years Later… - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/fragments-of-time monthly 0.5 2023-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/12439625-01fb-4610-9907-c9de7bd34902/0413231313.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Fragments of Time - Make it stand out A portrait of the author. As I take in the first glimpses of summer sitting on a bench at The Seaport. As I look straight ahead, a view of the Brookly Bridge is on the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/f494ce2a-ffca-461c-b502-6a70ed107def/IMG_0666%5B1%5D.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Fragments of Time - Make it stand out It was Monday, May 8th. In the back end of my lunch hour, I took a walk around the neighborhood where my job is located. Along Maiden Lane, I happened to see this chalked into the sidewalk along with my shadow. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/inthelastyear monthly 0.5 2023-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/229e6895-39e5-468f-8145-6f7589158ff7/0302232050.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - In The Last Year… - Make it stand out The following note was written on March 2nd. I took part in Jo Bell’s “Self Compassion Challenge”. One of the assignments was to wite a note to yourself for the following day. And this note has a spot on my desk, and is the last thing that I see before I head downstairs every morning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/a7175ffc-dcae-4742-9fdd-f6a23179cfc4/0203231705.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - In The Last Year… - Make it stand out At the corner of Broadway & Fulton Street. Around 5PM each weekday, I can hear the chimes at St. Paul’s Chapel. As I walk towards the subway stop at the World Trade Center, this is my view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/1f4e1a44-2e40-48f8-a0bf-60d9ecbbd1f7/jpg_20230222_203819_0000.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - In The Last Year… - Make it stand out At 2 World Trade Center, is the Occulus Beer Garden. I walked around to the side of the building and came across a series of graffit. I’m not sure who the artist is, but I stood and appreciated the nod to The Wu-Tang Clan’s “C.R.E.A.M.”. Creativity, not cash rules everything around me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/193d34ef-4cec-4cc7-aa6b-f0cffaeac80a/0115231601.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - In The Last Year… - Make it stand out This was one of the moments that happened in the last year that I didn’t mention. In 2021, I participated in the tryptich, “A Thousand Ways” put on by the theater troupe 600 Highwaymen. After a phone call and an initimate conversation came part three. A room of strangers acting out a scenario with a series of cards. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/d1878859-4bc4-4e9a-9007-2337544ba9d0/0101231632_HDR.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - In The Last Year… - Make it stand out The curtain call at Salute to Vienna. Much like the New Year’s Concert in Vienna, the encore consisted of “The Beautiful Blue Danube” and “The Radetzky March”. But with one key differnce, a performance of Robert Burns’s “Auld Lang Syne” to end the afternoon. 2023 well and truly started here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/9d4a3ffd-cfb8-4420-b7e6-cc5dae1f3cbe/0101231714_HDR.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - In The Last Year… - Make it stand out 1 Times Square on New Year’s night. Earlier in the day, I had ushered in the new year with the Salute To Vienna concert at Lincoln Center. This photo was taken approximately eighteen hours after the New Year’s Eve celebration had occured. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/a6f859fd-7f37-4e36-b959-9412622c3630/0209231706.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - In The Last Year… - Make it stand out On the streets leading to the Fulton Center subway station, I looked down and found this piece of artwork. The message resonated with me, at the end of a long day. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/at-the-time-of-writing monthly 0.5 2022-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/2cd7c0fa-7392-4f0e-9fc5-d2180e12c181/305053482_10102613734347758_1979336111053995987_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out The opening moments of the show. As a slowed down verson of Comfortably Numb began, the stage was separated by a giant four-sided video screen. Reminiscent of The Wall, but in the middle of the arena with the crowd on each side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/2ed379a1-455c-4667-9431-5ff225f63b38/280452656_10102561884709848_4919723407868928018_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out At the end of a lovely evening. Myself, Rachel, Tina & Jayati posed for one more photo together. The waitress serving our table was happy to oblige. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/d495c8e4-1f19-44fc-95c6-889afd6ab0f1/231325_89096defbceecb4544f1a7ec2907a675-12_25_2022%2C+8_08_09+PM+-+Edited.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out Christmas Day in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. The sun had just set on a day where we had lunch with our cousins. But it was time for all of us to head on home. A beautiful scene on a frigid day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/80567027-2b9c-4a97-b204-4a47a335dd5f/315252010_10102678764806198_7673677932509232283_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out A pair of scenes from the last day on the job. I didn’t expect any of this when the day began, as I kept my departure on the low. This is the moment when it finally hit me, my time as a donations associate was coming to to an end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/14a2b308-4682-48b4-a53c-c4885532593c/275611063_10102540339272078_855253961384278562_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out The events that led to this moment happened by chance. As Kristin was a guest on the Better Call Daddy podcast and the host Reena Friedman Watts brought my story to her attention. An email was all that it took to set the wheels in motion. And after thirteen months, the envelope was in the mail with a signed copy of her book before it was formally released. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/54203f5f-83e3-4e55-b715-c8f3d8c4721c/310320963_10102633394708238_7194200724145181224_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out The day had finally arrived! My passport was checked, so was my suitcase. It was time to take the walk down the ramp towards the plane. After two years, it was finally time to take off towards Italy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/6a8b2d60-e819-49d8-b5d7-55800fee56eb/310479646_10102633398730178_4637877136436120497_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out On the first full day of the Italy trip, our first stop was a trip to the island of Murano, off of the Venetian lagoon. With the Doge’s Palace and the Campanile at St, Mark’s Square along the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/d47bd6a2-59f6-4008-8679-63e4bfe5ec1f/289336440_10102582077927478_4014227154434054170_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out The last time I was at the Met was in college. I was taking an art appreciation class and a visit to the museum was part of the syllabus. It was a rushed visit on a Sunday morning. This time around, I took my time walking around the building and inevitably ended up at the Roof Garden. With a beer in my hand, I looked out to the rest of Manhattan’s skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/c9797f88-fee4-4a3d-ad6c-da60a8d3fcff/310357796_10102633426818888_5931011034343777714_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out One of my favorite photos taken this year. You might be wondering, how did I end up in the same photo twice? At the end of our visit of Naples, we stopped by the waterfront for gelato. I was called over by one of my group mates and told to run to the back when she gave the signal. A split second later…magic happened. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/23130fb9-bd39-46a4-b7eb-1dbb85103886/278081713_10102549436181798_4024445814463474847_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out Just before showtime, the Playbill from the afternoon matinee of Company on April 6th. Katrina Lenk did not go on as Bobbie during this performance, but her understudy was more than up to the task of the titular role. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/387ad239-99e3-4e8d-a2de-c75fe22a36db/279640325_10102557841063348_899140564055237329_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out The following poem is my response to the 30th prompt of Amy Kay’s Poem A Day. To write a poem that begins in one place and ends in another. As it was on Sunday, September 29th, 2019 when our group took the TGV train from Paris to Avignon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/e595318f-9b8e-4880-9946-b9cb0acc0e0b/273028172_10102527377203168_6249801782636926177_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out The band that brought La Degustation to life: Eliane Amherd, Beat Kaestli, Amanda Ruza & Rosa Avila. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/60edddde-d9da-4445-b77d-adfd9777efd5/C0543733-ED77-4155-915A-2EB43B4CC947.jpeg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out One last photo from Italy. It was the afternoon of September 23rd, 2022. Our group departed Venice that morning and stopped for lunch at a winery in Tuscany. But before we arrived in Florence that night, there was time for one more stop in Pisa. A candid moment taken by my tour mate Doris as I’m trying to hold up the Leaning Tower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/016b285e-645e-435d-a551-5246f8917c4e/310228311_10102633429473568_8912742896142252449_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out The evening of Sunday, September 25th. Not long after our bus arrived in Rome, our guide Andrea led us on a walking tour of our neighborhood. At this point, the Palazzo del Quirinale is on the left side, home to the Italian president. And in front of us, the tallest point in all of Rome with Vatican City on the horizon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/8b4eac93-eaa5-4ce5-80c8-0431eeb264b9/271236485_10102514952212948_4073257840692798826_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - At The Time Of Writing - Make it stand out This is how the year began, in the dead of night. I had a mini bottle of Prosecco waiting in the fridge on the chance that most of my family would be asleep at midnight on New Year’s Eve. I made a silent wish as I twisted open the cap. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/unestate-italiana monthly 0.5 2022-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/def6b395-c1ae-4930-a874-4e14b4ad6034/IMG_1620.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out As soon as I saw the change of flight, I panicked. I was worried that I would miss my connection and end up stuck in Paris for the night at minimum. And all the other bad thoughts about how the good times couldn’t last raced into my mind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/3ff08d20-58bf-4806-81d7-a00157e188e4/186369853_10102401285811328_5666308861944622381_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/c34a6701-3d1b-4209-9843-807cc5f90447/IMG_5603.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/bd7a4768-df0f-4c25-a823-e824eac594cb/IMG_5917.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/95de2cff-9372-4486-be17-f7333c0c1842/IMG_1380.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/667ee3f5-9fec-4217-a43b-8816af050e3a/IMG_1020.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out We had a short stop at the Trevi Fountain during our Piazzas of Rome walking tour. I was able to make it through the throng of people and was given a coin to throw in the fountain. My tourmate Barbara, caught the moment where I hoped that the coin landed in the fountain. I could hear the splash and that’s when I knew it was a success. If only I had an extra coin to throw in. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/7b27a98e-8a5e-4a36-a88f-2d6c5541569f/IMG_5772.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/c6befeb1-2863-42ab-81f3-3927bb97f45b/558E899E-AD80-47C1-B223-353E4A2D620A.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out The glass of Champagne is something that my friend Wendy & I had talked about before we departed on our respective trips. We agreed to meet at Charles de Gaulle Airport to toast each other. But she flew back to Bolton, Massachusetts out of a different airport. As dinner came around though, I still made a silent toast to her, as the last two years would not have been so fruitful without out her kindness, empathy and tough love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/2090ecbb-4f3f-4277-8f01-dff36b48b126/IMG_5856.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/ba690627-0cae-4959-bf4c-60e07af034f2/IMG_5604.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out There’s a bit of magic involved in this photo. I was asked to stay where I was at first and then when the signal was given, to run to the back of where everyone else was standing. That’s how I appear twice in this photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/a7f6f50c-edd3-4ad3-a3a8-4204b878999d/IMG_5814.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/f1aa3461-a579-4104-b3dd-d34412bd9812/IMG_1528.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/0f0a06d0-d12d-41a1-b4ed-3dceb1d721a0/IMG_5629.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/e660bcea-8082-42bc-ae3c-1046225f46e8/IMG_5946.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Amalfi Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Amalfi; Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea) is a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, Amalfi, Italy. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew whose relics are kept here. Formerly the archiepiscopal seat of the Diocese of Amalfi, it has been since 1986 that of the Diocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/f3f6e9da-9947-4898-9e0e-edf3b7758751/IMG_5711.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/86b2fc72-f605-4f74-a4fe-ddc349b1fd93/IMG_5859.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/390860bc-d298-4465-a175-c4e7b9b8eeae/IMG_5600.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/75b1b154-8783-44ff-a792-39cdb922f2e0/IMG_5734.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/5f8ebca5-9b39-4bba-ad9d-a336dda98ba5/IMG_5943.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Positano Bay. The views were heavenly, as the clouds cleared up just as we arrived at the overlook. This would be a common theme throughout this trip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/bc2637ef-50b3-42db-b255-fca205f0d731/IMG_5595.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/13bd3bbc-5f33-4a83-bc9e-b925f4a80ec9/IMG_5782.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/1e33006f-916a-4610-9e49-3b791dfdd1f3/IMG_5823.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/5f20c0ab-cfda-460a-8c9b-a63f472401f7/IMG_1382.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/84b1297d-a5c9-40f6-afcf-483926c636a3/IMG_0951.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Our tour guide, Andrea is at the head of the photo. And I’m all the way at the top with my eyes closed. I can’t thank everyone in this photo enough for the company and all the help navigating the uneven terrain. Being able to befriend people is the reason why I go on escorted tours as a solo traveler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/5a425d47-770f-4c74-b3a5-9b282315926d/IMG_5681.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/7e2d2fb2-8801-4535-9627-b48ea1b8cc8d/IMG_5906.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/4cd8ff61-02d0-4ebd-8f57-0e9ce104cb22/CCF8F0F3-20B5-471E-841A-63E3AB7938CA.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out One last look at Naples from the sky. I had the window seat and the entire row to myself for the flight to Paris. This is what I like to call, the Traveler’s Miracle. But it would be a close call to make my connecting flight. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/f1a5a38c-90b4-4569-9c8f-1c3bfe166eaa/IMG_5877.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/f1332da6-4bc3-4052-8d84-ddc057a7cb9b/79B7508F-AE62-41E0-8DD3-66E26A108F19.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Against the odds, I made my connecting flight. Thankfully, the flight back to NYC was also delayed. So, I got off the bus and made the mad dash to my gate only to realize that it was the wrong one. I feared the worst, but then saw the long line of people waiting to check in. Sometimes, the universe does come through in the clutch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/accdf550-a270-4a46-8c72-de7fed4cde90/IMG_1521.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/146866b2-133d-4479-9668-228a6eb68c37/IMG_5670.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/d2db04ef-3e94-411f-86e5-3a00b1136150/IMG_5723.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Un'estate italiana - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/this-is-not-a-drill monthly 0.5 2022-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/2499d35e-2eb6-49e3-8b62-6c885083feee/1301F4FC-EF61-4469-B148-D2A36500EF87.jpeg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - This Is Not A Drill! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/db781799-d83f-4d46-9de6-0d608e29ee30/27BA4E0F-12EA-46A7-BB90-5C3743BC1095.jpeg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - This Is Not A Drill! - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/zz157ptes3x245l4hxtnv57mdxm0j9 monthly 0.5 2022-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/9f4957b9-9321-4232-b434-8e30a3efd57e/186369853_10102401285811328_5666308861944622381_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - A Love Letter To The Places I’ve Been - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/0498dd44-ceb3-4604-9bd0-fb6260b681fb/IMG_5271.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - A Love Letter To The Places I’ve Been - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/0605d364-ebd4-4b0e-be08-188edb4ee521/552661_960566939538_1663735327_n-COLLAGE.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - A Love Letter To The Places I’ve Been - Make it stand out A small sampling of the images taken during my travels in just under a decade. From Paris to Mexico City, Toronto, Madrid, San Francisco, Nice and the Cliffs of Moher. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/0cc36de8-c74b-47cb-9254-9e7f47bf031a/E465892F-B6FD-4039-ABDD-97AB0A4284D5.jpeg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - A Love Letter To The Places I’ve Been - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/life-is-yours monthly 0.5 2022-06-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/eefa7eb1-ea9e-4223-87e9-8acc1879cf98/289258462_10102582078341648_8769175213556755401_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out When one takes the elevator up to the 5th floor of the Met, the Roof Garden is what you will find. Last Sunday, there wasn’t a cloud in the sky and this was the view of the Manhattan skyline. With a Sierra Nevada Hazy Thing IPA in hand, I toasted to the idea of saying yes to myself and what it can bring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/92ff9728-c351-4243-b3c8-31a4a3d3a889/278029741_10102549436571018_2393797211133705287_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out The marquee of the Jacobs Theater after the performance of Company wrapped up. It took four months longer than initially planned, but I finally got to see the show. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/548710d8-39be-4ad1-b7ee-8de468f0d65b/273248772_10102527378305958_398780302338040351_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out The Manhattan skyline, shrouded in snow and fog. At the end of the night, one can barely make out the buildings but you know they’re there behind the fog. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/7fb07373-9db3-4b22-b0fd-2ec5eb0a5917/6_21_2022%2C+7_20_09+PM.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out A taste of what will come, as Italy lies in wait come September. After two years of waiting, I can’t wait to get on the flight to Venice and cross the Atlantic Ocean once again. The 12 days I would be there are on tap to be a magical experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/bb1b3426-4fd7-45db-ae21-175859fa0346/289545390_10102582079349628_4371966210448217115_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out The closing image. As one does when they’re in Lincoln Center on a sunny day in June with both a giant disco ball and the fountains are behind them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/f0fb163f-fb10-4b01-acd4-6e41426d7fe9/273274431_10102527377627318_9025806364816037814_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out From L-R: Beat Kaestli, Rosa Avila, Eliane Amherd & Amanda Ruzza. The band’s all here during the album release show for Eliane’s album, La Degustation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/c110bde7-f912-4f37-986e-0890ba651673/275611063_10102540339272078_855253961384278562_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out I can’t thank Kristin Sherry & Mel Schroder enough for being able to participate in their book, You’ve Got Quirks. And to my friend Reena Watts for introducing me to Kristin that set this entire arc in motion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/5bb9ae35-886b-4c7a-8f6d-cc7f068ab843/280452656_10102561884709848_4919723407868928018_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out The last shot of the evening, with Rachel, Jayati, Tina & myself. As the waitress took our photo. I don’t know why the smile that was there earlier in the day didn’t come out here. I guess it was beginning to hit me that our time together was almost over. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/706bd5be-a256-4434-9e5b-579077fcd87d/271236485_10102514952212948_4073257840692798826_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Life Is Yours - Make it stand out As I toasted in the New Year, I found the bottle of Prosecco as a backdrop for one of my poems at the start of 2022. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/the-op-list monthly 0.5 2022-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/7b447a9b-3b4f-4f7d-846f-08b0cef98f6f/280547139_10102561884644978_2050239979531459822_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The OP List - Make it stand out The evening of Monday, May 9th. I was at the tapas bar Socarrat sharing a table with my friends and fellow Authentic Authors Tina Welsome & Rachel Chamley. I just happened to be in front of the mirror in the bathroom and decided to take the selfie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/7bf55b76-8273-43a0-8440-61f2dbb3dd1f/280423434_10102561884610048_6051202320566712556_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The OP List - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/jhkv0hs9tjfbsodshw12aabj3p8wp7 monthly 0.5 2022-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/1debf53d-5833-49dc-8601-228e4161ef2a/194C9718-802E-4FFE-95AF-B8534A798B96.jpeg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Company - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/the-perfect-day-la-journe-parfaite monthly 0.5 2022-02-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/cdb17d0a-7978-4c0e-982e-f6e59bbcf38b/431592_958866272688_971825923_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/3da7567d-d721-4190-b4fb-48b3e1a787d0/581534_958859765728_884031095_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/9098f479-ea6f-4cc8-b2b9-abc0c4e58173/222463_958862225798_721300724_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/dae712e9-e299-43d5-8f9b-515a48a9a5e2/72273202_10101891503923318_3267067363052224512_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/9cb6d8b3-947d-44a2-983b-0d738fa22fe1/IMG_3915.JPG The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/6ef38833-f36f-4243-9b80-2a6c7c043320/71946319_10101891500934308_636356931694362624_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/4f27fde1-31de-4421-8a5d-9bb780fb39db/553628_958855743788_1417313244_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/d4d5f0c2-f269-4536-a2e7-509fcdb10665/71330794_10101891510485168_8377618523014299648_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/2bdd2dbc-5e69-47d4-b912-7ffa6b60d28f/71479954_10101891501667838_6260658705075798016_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/ebc839e9-46ca-422b-bea6-c702f728d779/71597515_10101891503773618_9131807796575076352_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - The Perfect Day (La Journée Parfaite) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/respire-encore monthly 0.5 2021-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/4dc76b4a-8606-4794-ae3a-22ba95428bd7/211182479_10102431332148228_2118472909720396931_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/eec079c7-7ef0-4a45-9c63-fe9c3b6f2b60/263764703_10102504654424798_2268737782973878139_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/681d33c1-80ef-41b2-a83a-45e4ad30d00f/208348497_10102431330087358_3086398897641560330_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/cf009686-d2f6-4201-bb58-6d5ac25f1de3/265031932_10102504656914808_5832564807367179308_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/05d32d5e-0dd8-4dba-adcd-9dadeba5bbe4/143812222_10102331029700138_8486282747875488404_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out The photo was taken by Katie Morland on the night of January 31st. To this point, all of us hadn’t shared a screen together since the last call for Made To Do This back in April of 2020. It was a lovely evening to see everyone again and it turned out not to be the last reunion on the cards for this year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/035b4009-4fb8-4e88-91f0-cc97e841e33f/135461163_10102302940061998_5697115734682608620_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/bfbf71f9-8fec-415a-9f33-947cf1fb0d25/178576163_10102389618986738_7656144449546423362_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/5c9f41d0-6c23-4b77-b7b8-ba1cc9c722ec/206427519_10102427674123938_3221972498206654432_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/62408f5f-cd34-4895-a523-99b31f78c48a/170798857_10102379167561478_5172034689743950049_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/ad2d061d-e3c5-4f14-8f98-74587425ff09/260685766_10102499469949528_6194882572807011626_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/a8844c59-418b-4144-83bb-a93166c5926f/230687480_10102447810710058_6247744353997931446_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out This photo was taken by Wendy Harrop on Saturday, July 31st. She and I met at the Soho Grand Hotel prior to her and Tina beginning their day at Gina DeVee’s workshop. With the Soho Diner being right next door, it was the perfect spot for Saturday brunch, even if it was before 9AM. Tina arrived through the front gate and we were able to get the photo of the three of us. The beaming smile on my face is something that doesn’t show up in normal circumstances. But considering the company I was with, I couldn’t keep the smile off my face. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/f1e74995-af49-454f-a83d-622bc53eee46/1027211401.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/9b80b6e6-356f-481e-99fe-f179064e31b1/139797095_10102312775337028_4282637035822122322_n.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Respire Encore - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/twactazzvpwuhvpug82lqptisfr0ze monthly 0.5 2021-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/b2215aa8-6169-4eac-abfd-363a6efac506/E505B961-5648-493E-88FE-C06ACAC4DC3B.jpeg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - La Isla del Encanto - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/rh6zsrkfvzk11ac00gr6nbc5nkpkxc monthly 0.5 2021-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/1636857914480-QSL8BWEW4OEUILQ3QMON/Oswald2.png The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - A Found Poet https://www.oswaldperez.com/blog/m96fhb0if4yjpemvko003if9s9g692 monthly 0.5 2021-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f6772a0ed485d0ffebd07ca/1630262881122-JFH1R9PNR0YZD5UQTIU8/FB_IMG_1630262044153.jpg The Blog Underneath The Security Blanket - Dog Days of August Later, that same morning. 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