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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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Smiles
Last Saturday my grandson said “grandma” for the first time. I was eating breakfast on the deck when my daughter opened a kitchen window and my grandson called out: “Grandma!” I have to admit that I was very excited. By … Continue reading
True Confessions of a Nonshopper
My life is a series of shopping lists. As soon as I think I am done, someone hands me a new list. I used to shop on my way home from work once (sometimes twice) a week. I also had … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, everyday life, Family, life, mothers and daughters, relationships, shopping, transitions, Uncategorized
Tagged cooking, family life, mothers and daughters, not so empty nests, shopping
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No Toads Were Harmed in the Writing of This Blog
I am the mother of girls, girls who like nature and the outdoors. One daughter is a scientist. One daughter works in outdoor education. All three can be described as self-sufficient and not squeamish about the Great Outdoors. From the … Continue reading
Posted in backyards, boys vs girls, everyday life, Family, life, Life in Connecticut, mothers and daughters, nature, New England, relationships, Uncategorized, wildlife
Tagged boys, family relationships, toads, visitors
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Hag
This weekend I celebrated a birthday. It wasn’t a milestone birthday, yet it was the first one that made me seriously reflect on birthdays. I wasn’t bothered or sad on any of the more momentous birthdays, the ones that have … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, boomerang children, changes, everyday life, friends, life, marriage, mothers and daughters, poetry, relationships, transitions
Tagged aging, birthdays, Emily Dickinson, friends, motherhood, poetry
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“Where did your mom go?”
Yesterday afternoon, when my daughter came home from running some errands, she said to me: “By the way, your mom asked me where you were earlier.” She paused because she knew where I had been as she saw me (and … Continue reading
Posted in boomerang children, changes, dogs, everyday life, Family, housework, mothers and daughters, relationships
Tagged alone time, housework, life, mothers. daughters
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