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Better than Christmas!
Today was a SURPRISE...nearly every part of it. You have no idea how my spirits have been lifted as a result of an unplanned, spontaneous day. Who knew how badly I needed this?I woke up early and drank...
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Jumping With June Joy
I've been a member of Coach Creative Space for almost four years, and this month CCS is celebrating its fourth birthday. Members were asked to share, in our "favorite form" what we have gained from the...
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I have not seen a new-release film in its first few days in a long time. Tonight, we went to see "Super 8" and I am here to tell you - "DON'T MISS IT!"I am not a fan of horror films. But I did love...
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Rules or No Rules?
I've just completed my nine-week Portrait Drawing class. And, for the last two weeks, I have been very busy doing abstract creations in my Art Journal.My heart is much happier after I finish a piece in...
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Nothing like a good cry!
The alarm went off at 3 a.m. and we both jumped out of bed in anticipation of seeing Jonathan in just a couple of hours! His flight was to arrive in Boston at 5 a.m. My feet hit the floor...I felt like...
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Pandamania!
This week, St. Luke's Worcester has been hosting vacation bible school - what we have always referred to as Summer Celebration. From 9-12:30 each morning, we've hosted 70 children from all over town...
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Making Faces
I belong to CoachCreativeSpace, which is a social network of very interesting people...all creative in one form or another. Tereza, who is an accomplished artist from South Africa, started a challenge...
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Happy New Year...To Me!!
Tomorrow, August 21st, is my birthday. I thought I'd share some photos with you from the past year, just for the fun of it.This was taken this aftenoon at Cournoier's Farm in Paxton, MA. They have the...
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God Bless Graham
I have lost a friend.Graham Harling died during the night between Monday and Tuesday of this week. Graham is the beloved husband of my dear friend Tereza. They live in South Africa. I have never met...
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Winding Down The Season...
This afternoon I took a drive out to my favorite farm stand. Even though they are in the midst of harvesting, it still felt like things were missing. Things like the best radishes I've ever tasted, and...
View ArticleMake new friends, but keep the old!!
Last weekend, I flew from Boston to Detroit to Akron. As promised, Juliann was at the airport to greet me. She looked "the same" even though we have not seen each other in 17 years.Thursday, the day I...
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Inspired by the ocean...
A few weeks ago we took a day trip to the coast. We packed a picnic lunch and drove to Parker River Nat'l Wildlife Refuge. There are several beaches there. This day, hardly anyone was around so it was...
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Remembering Katie at 21
11/11/11 will be "what would have been" our daughter Katie's 21st birthday.I spent all of October dreading November because it is the beginning of "sad dates" for me. So, when we found out on Monday...
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You can kiss your family and friends good-bye and put miles between you, but at the same time you carry them with you in your heart, your mind, your stomach, because you do not just live in a world but...
View ArticleSo long ago, yesterday
Most folks don't remember. But we, we never forget.It was the most horrible day of our lives. It was fourteen years ago.One minute, watching television and sitting on my lap.The next minute, gasping...
View ArticleLovely New Publication
Do you ever hear or read about something and know immediately you have to have it? I don't even remember how I found out about this publication, but just seeing a photo of its cover told me to GET IT!...
View ArticleMy New Old Friend
Today was a very big day for me!When I arrived in Harvard Square and called Fritzie, she was stuck in traffic. About ten minutes later, she called back asking where I was...and we kept asking questions...
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Making Memories
It's been a day over a week since we arrived, and we continue to be amazed at all the history and culture available to explore. I'm not going to write too much, because I want to share the beauty of...
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Living and Learning
This week is the 14th West Cork Literary Festival, being held in Bantry. Since Bantry is just about ten miles from Glengarriff, we decided to partake in some of the offerings.On Monday, we attended a...
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Settling Back In
Well, I'm back in Worcester and think I/we are going to be here for awhile. The last four weeks have been so crazy I can't even believe it's only been five weeks since we got back from Ireland. Wow....
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