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I had this quote on my desk for years. Now it is engraved on my brain and in my heart: “Old age occurs the moment you quit expecting something wonderful around the next corner. For some people, that happens very … Continue reading →

It was another rainy day-like today. The year was 1962; the day was Saturday, November 17, and we walked like two stiff soldiers under an umbrella–trying not to touch. After all, it was our first date, and you just didn’t … Continue reading →

I remember his first day of school. I have a vivid picture of him standing with lunch box in hand –wearing blue shorts and a striped shirt— white socks pulled up way too high–looking much like Alfalfa of the Little … Continue reading →

What does it matter that I “do” something? The joy of living is not in the doing–it is in living the moment, these minutes–this now. A delicate, pale yellow butterfly, wings etched more exquisitely than fine Belgium lace, nurses from … Continue reading →

Where have I been? For the most part I have been in a fatigued, freezing mode of survival!  Wow–does that sound dramatic! Can it be that one whole month has passed without a blog–not that you need to read any … Continue reading →

“For the first time since the storm battered the Northeast, killing at least 57 people and doing billions of dollars in damage, brilliant sunshine washed over the nation’s largest city — a striking sight after days of gray skies, rain … Continue reading →

My favorite month has begun with a night of slow sweet rain and a morning covered in clouds, gray and heavy with promises of more rain. I could hope that tomorrow will be better–but it is today that opens up … Continue reading →