Monthly Archives: September 2012

Squirrels!

Posted on September 26, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

In April, three weeks after we moved into our Connecticut house, gray squirrels appeared, boldly crossing the lawn and playing pickup games on the basketball court.  Outraged by the invasion, the female pointer would race from window to window, woofing … Continue reading →

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The Maine Event

Posted on September 20, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Thirty-five years is a long time, three and a half decades of change and challenge.  A woman would think that there would be some expensive trinket to commemorate this, but the gift for thirty-five doesn’t have the gleam of forty … Continue reading →

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The Honeymoon Seat

Posted on September 14, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

This week my husband and I celebrated our thirty-fifth wedding anniversary by taking a trip to Acadia National Park in Maine.  Until we began planning our trip, we didn’t know that one of the unique features of Acadia was its … Continue reading →

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Home Alone

Posted on September 2, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

If I could remake the 1990 film, Home Alone, the mom would be the one left behind.  Ah, the joy.  She would rush out of the bathroom and see her family leaving for the airport in a cab, the mounds … Continue reading →

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