Thoughts

Dec 24, 2022
2 min

Christmas Past

I wasn’t feeling the Christmas spirit this year, it just seemed different. Instead of Crosby’s White Christmas, I resonated more with the...

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Sep 24, 2022
2 min

A Class Reunion to Remember

“Can you imagine us years from today sharing a park bench quietly? How terribly strange to be seventy.” – Old Friends, Paul Simon Old...

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Jun 15, 2022
1 min

Lesson of the Day: Be in the Moment

I snapped this pic during my son’s recent home visit. He was so happy to be home. Just a day ago he was in the ER after what was clearly...

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May 20, 2022
2 min

Going Through Windows & Doors

I recently commented on a favorite writer’s blog, the topic: point of surrender. People were generously commenting, sharing their...

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Mar 31, 2022
1 min

Birdhouse Tilt

The birdhouse my dad built many years ago took a beating over the last New England winter season of high winds and snow storms. This old...

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Mar 23, 2022
1 min

Irish Dancing Shoes

I was leaving work last Friday chatting with a teacher, when another coworker stopped by to wish us a good weekend; quickly followed by a...

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Mar 14, 2022
1 min

The Luck of the Irish

I looked at these photos with awe and amazement. John Leddy, my great grandfather, dragging a horse drawn plow across the field while...

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Feb 19, 2022
1 min

Story & Sound

This morning I was compelled to listen to the sounds of one of my favorite songwriters. I searched the internet for the video I had...

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Feb 12, 2022
2 min

A Different Kind of Valentine

I spotted the box by my side door. I didn’t order anything; what could this be? I thought. The return address was New Jersey. I knew in...

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Feb 3, 2022
2 min

Over the Moon

The annual celebration of Valentine’s Day will soon be upon us. Images of hearts, cupids and candy imprinted with words of devotion...

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Dec 26, 2021
2 min

Reflections, Stardust & Possibilities

Many I’ve talked to end the year 2021 exhausted. Time seems to have flown by and yet we still feel like we’re all treading water; stuck...

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Dec 1, 2021
2 min

Giving, Receiving & Acceptance

With the holidays quickly approaching, I took a moment to reflect on all that has happened since 2020. Our world had been knocked out of...

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Aug 24, 2021
3 min

The Lost Phone

My whole life was in that phone. I panicked. My son was supposed to come home the following day and now I had no communication, cut off...

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Aug 12, 2021
2 min

What Do You See?

I sat in my garden with a couple of friends surrounded by flowers, a birdfeeder and an arbor covered with years of wisteria that had...

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Jul 28, 2021
2 min

New Vibrations

In 1964 I was nine years old. The Beatles had landed in America and we all watched history in the making as “I Want to Hold Your Hand”...

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Jul 15, 2021
1 min

Generations

Sixty-six years ago, my mother gave birth to six and a half pounds of me. I thought about my mother, her mother, those who came before...

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May 7, 2021
1 min

A Special Mother's Day Toast

Here’s to the mothers of children with special needs whose patience, perseverance and love make a difference every day in the life of...

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Apr 22, 2021
1 min

Flashback 1973

And there we stood, not yet 18, on the threshold of the unknown, of infinite possibilities. Childhood friends stepping out on a journey...

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Dec 31, 2020
2 min

Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot?

2020, a year that leveled the playing ground with a message loud and clear: we are all human. It shined a light on what is valuable in...

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Dec 30, 2020
2 min

Eyes Wide Open

I went to the beach at sunset last week. It was a freezing 32 degrees, but not much wind. One by one cars pulled into the parking lot to...

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