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Monthly Archives: July 2020

AN INTIMATE STORY OF CHILDHOOD.

Our oldest grandson will attend Boston College in August if all goes well. I really can’t believe we have a grandchild old enough for such an adventure but what can I say? I have been reflecting on the past more than ever lately. Is it a factor of…

MY FAVORITE BEACHES… HAPPY MEMORIES IN THE SAND

I am just this close to having a truckload of sand dumped in the backyard,….a large mural of an ocean scene painted on a wall, and an outdoor speaker with sounds of waves playing. You think I am kidding? Well, these are strange times! This is a post…

COVID TIMES: “KISS TODAY GOODBYE, AND POINT ME T’WARD TOMORROW.”

I stayed up late just thinking…while a song kept whirling around my cranium,…“WHAT I DID FOR LOVE.“ The lyric, “Kiss today goodbye and point me t’ward tomorrow” is so apropos for this moment in time. All of us are feeling…

WINE JOURNAL: WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF THE NOBLEST GRAPES!

My love of wine began when I was dating Marla. I invited her for dinner at my apartment, opened a bottle of Charles Krug Cabernet Sauvignon, and cooked the ONLY thing I knew how to cook,…steak and peas. The cooking was mediocre at best, but the wine was…

A SPECIAL PLACE…TO CURL UP WITH A BOOK, FOR REFLECTION, TO MEDITATE ON LIFE,…OR JUST TO QUIET YOUR HYPER-ACTIVATED BRAIN.

Do you yearn for a special place to escape with a good book or simply to enjoy the outdoors? Finding that quiet corner of the world is often the perfect elixir for happiness and contentment. I’ll share a few special places that just may call to you. The…