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“This land . . .”
On Thursday nights, I teach a conversational English class at the local library. The class is for adult second language speakers who want to practice their English skills with native speakers. We discuss holidays, traditions, idioms, anything of interest. The … Continue reading
Posted in community, everyday life
Tagged holiday, national pride, Thanksgiving, travel, United States
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Blessed
The week before Thanksgiving, I was in a HomeGoods store, pushing my grandson in a cart, looking for a roast pan small enough to fit my mini-oven, when a woman approached me and said: “You are so lucky.” A … Continue reading
Posted in community, everyday life, Family, friends, life, marriage, mothers and daughters, relationships, transitions
Tagged dogs, fortunate, friends, gratitude, happiness, lessons in life, life, lucky, neighbors, siblings
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Honoring Those Who Served
Today we remember. We remember those who have sacrificed, those who took risks, those who went to war for us who remained at home. We owe the men and women who have served in our country’s military forces a debt … Continue reading
Posted in community, life, Uncategorized, Veteran's Day
Tagged gratitude, Veteran's Day, Vietnam
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The House Where I Finally Grew Up
We sold our home in southern California this week. And by coincidence, last week my youngest sister sold her house, the one my parents bought 48 years ago. I never think about my childhood home. I lived there for eight … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, Aging, changes, community, everyday life, Family, houses, moving, transitions
Tagged adulthood, changes, daughters, mothers, moving, southern California
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Hiking with Friends
Last Monday was the type of autumn day that lures people to New England. The sun was bright; the trees were a riot of yellow, red and orange. I met a group of friends to walk and talk. On the … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, Aging, community, everyday life, friends, Life in Connecticut, nature, New England, relationships, wildlife
Tagged friends, friendship, geese, wooly caterpillars
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Patriot’s Day, April 15, 2013
Patriot’s Day April 15, 2013 On a perfect spring afternoon, sirens interrupt my raking. Racing down the road a quarter mile away, they drown the church bells announcing the hour and move on. My thoughts are on the sirens a … Continue reading
Posted in community, life, Life in Connecticut, New England
Tagged Boston marathon, Patriot's day
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Lost in Transition
This has been a year of transitions. We moved across country. We became grandparents. My parents moved in with us. We became poster children for the sandwich generation. I have become lost in the ever increasing demands of my household. … Continue reading
Never the Same Way Twice Mac n Cheese
It’s New Year’s Eve. This time last year (and the nineteen years before that), I was putting the finishing touches on a casserole for a neighborhood New Year’s Eve party. Today I am chilling champagne for a small family gathering. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, childhood memories, community, Family, friends, life, relationships, transitions
Tagged celebration, family, friends, happiness, New Year
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Gratitude
We learned the story of the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth colony in Massachusetts in grade school. We played at being Native Americans and pilgrims, sharing pumpkin shaped cookies and coloring turkeys. We were too young to remember the moral of … Continue reading
A Snowy Day
Today is a winter day, a sit by the fire, sipping Irish coffee day. This is what I am doing right now: sitting by the fire, sipping a warm drink, watching the snow whirl outside. Fresh clean snow is transforming … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, backyards, community, dogs, everyday life, Life in Connecticut, nature, New England, snow, storms, Uncategorized
Tagged backyards, Connecticut, dogs, home, snow, snowy days
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