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Summer Excursions
I have been absent from this blog for some time now. I confess that I have been distracted by two other writing projects that consume much of my energy (and creep into my dreams). I think of topics for this … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, Life in Connecticut, nature, New England, photography, travel
Tagged Essex steam train, Gillette Castle, Lake Champlain, life in New England, Sebago Lake, travel
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A Beach Somewhere
After I posted my last blog about my identity crisis, I sat watching the snow blanket my world. I put on my boots and my parka, whistled for the dogs and went for a walk up my driveway. Snowflakes melted … Continue reading
Posted in changes, Family, life, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged attitudes, beaches, family, Maui, relaxation, travel, vacations, whales watching, winter
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Storm Watch (or dreaming of California in the face of winter)
Winter is coming. Today the skies are gray, the leaves are almost gone, and I am humming “California Dreaming” as I watch the woods outside my kitchen window. The newspapers are predicting the perfect convergence of weather events to create … Continue reading
The Maine Event
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
The Honeymoon Seat
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
Posted in adventures, Aging, everyday life, Family, lessons in life, marriage, New England, photography, poetry, relationships, travel, Uncategorized
Tagged anniversary, carriage horses, husband, marriage, paths, relationships, roads, travel
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Part 9: Road Trip!
After the movers came and went, after we said our good byes to neighbors and friends, after we spent one last night in the house where we had lived for twenty-one years, we put the dogs in the truck, secured … Continue reading
Posted in childhood memories, Family, marriage, moving, relationships, transitions, travel
Tagged family, marriage, memories, relationships, transitions, travel
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