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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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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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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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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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Part 8: A Truly Empty Nest
A note: I wrote this before we closed on the house but never got to posting it. The next few posts should bring us up-to date. Stay tuned. Leaving home is what young people do. Children become teenagers, dreaming of … Continue reading
Posted in community, Family, friends, moving, transitions
Tagged family relationships, friends, memories, moving, transitioning households
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