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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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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
Tranquility and the Sport of Running
Running along the narrow path between the trees along the river, I feel something spiritual yet primitive. These are feelings that I cannot accurately label. I feel my feet hit the path; I hear the leaves moving as the dogs … Continue reading
Posted in adventures, Aging, changes, everyday life, Life in Connecticut, moving, nature, running, transitions, Uncategorized
Tagged aging, changes, Connecticut, running
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RIP Red Kayak
My kayak died last Friday, Friday the thirteenth. I know that some of you saw a photo on Facebook of me kayaking on the Farmington River that day. I did cruise up and down this mile long section of the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventures, changes, kayaking, kayaks, old toys, travel
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In a drawer of the handmade spice rack that Sis in Law gave us for a wedding present is a bird nest that my girls found almost twenty years after a Santa Ana (wind storm). The nest had blown from … Continue reading