Being Grateful

Today, as could have been predicted, I received many calls and messages from those wishing me a happy holiday, including at least a few that were quite unexpected, coming from individuals with whom I rarely get to speak.  As the first Thanksgiving without my husband, I’m certain everyone expected it to be an extremely difficult […]

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The Road Less Traveled

I finally did it! Those of you who know me well (or even reasonably so) know that my husband and I would take frequent walks.  We were fortunately able to do so on an almost daily basis, as I worked from home, as technically did he. What started out as simply a way to simply […]

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Kaleidoscope

Remember those inexpensive, little kaleidoscopes you used as a child?  In my case, I generally found them in the gift shop of wherever our field trip happened to be that day, or they were a small gift in a goodie bag from a birthday party. You would hold it up to your eye and turn […]

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Where Love Grows

Ever since my recent major meltdown, I had been doing fairly well.  As you likely know, this is a relative term, and applies to my “new normal”.  (I believe I’ve mentioned this before, but I really dislike that expression.  I was quite content with my “old normal” and never asked for an updated version.) But […]

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