March 19, 2020. My mom would have been 97 today. She died four weeks after her 59th birthday. I miss her. I’ve missed her for 38 years. For months after she died I’d wait for her phone call at 4:20 every day. She’d call me on her way out of her office, just to check...
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March 18, 2020. I walked for 40 minutes this morning, I’m struck by the total disconnect between what is happening here in beautiful Lake Tippecanoe and what’s on television and social media. It’s 82 degrees, bright sun, birds singing, and except for the absence of folks on the roads…seeming normalcy. I’m sad that the Governor...
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March 17,2020. So yes, that’s Paddy’s day with a “d” and the Shamrock has three leaves, unlike a four leaf clover. How do I know this? I’m Irish. My dad told us: “You will always know an Irishman…he’ll never say St. Patty’s day”. I enjoyed my walk today and I’m sad that my neighbors are...
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March 16,2020. We’ve been here in Sarasota since the end of December, enjoying the little condo that we purchased last winter. As I write this, I’m on my patio with the mocking birds and butterflies, trying to distract myself from the evolving Coronavirus crisis. I suspect I will be posting here often in the hopes...
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Writing from the perspective of one month removed from the Christmas festivities offers me a chance to review my photos and revisit the fun. One of the absolute joys of being a grandparent is attending holiday school functions. December 9th found us enjoying Claire’s first holiday concert. She participated in the band portion, playing flute...
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We woke to a winter wonderland. The best kind of winter wonderland- complete stillness, just two inches of snow on the ground and with no appreciable wind, snow clinging to the trees. I spent a few hours on our finances, Timmy bought logs for the fireplace…a perfectly ordinary morning. In the afternoon we fetched the...
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Our eldest granddaughter Grace is a true traditionalist. She’s the reason we returned year after year to the same Strawberry patch and Pumpkin farm, the person who remembers that Charlotte always makes the fruit salad and she, Grace, always makes pumpkin bread on Christmas Eve. “It’s a tradition”. One of our longest standing traditions duri...
Continue readingThanksgiving 2019. The last Thanksgiving of this decade. I’m grateful for Tim and my family. My sons, my lovebugs, my daughters-in-law and my siblings. I’m sitting here in this adorable little condo, warm sunshine streaming in and I’m grateful. I’ve long been introspective, but I find myself even more reflective lately. I’m keenly aware t...
Continue readingWe arrived at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale around 6:00 a.m., to sunny skies and a view of the Regal Princess. This has been a wonderful adventure. As you may have guessed, I really, really love traveling with Timmy. When we left Long Island on October 15 I had no expectations for this trip other...
Continue readingOur last full day on board was as wonderful as our first. Coffee on the Balcony, followed by late risers breakfast. Omelets for both of us. Vucko and Petar. Teresa and German. We played (and lost) Trivia one last time. It was such a joy playing with Marty, Dana, Steve and Barbara. What we lacked...
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