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Said and Done
There are so many stories and thoughts I'd like to share. I consider them noteworthy, or, blogworthy if you will.
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
An essential part of Thanksgiving and Christmas for me is music. So I hold my breath until it’s confirmed that my brother Bill and his...
Dec 14, 2014
This November
Last night I read a Mary Oliver poem and today can viscerally feel the lingering impact of her consideration of what a soul is. As a...
Nov 14, 2014
War, Honor, and My Cousin Phil
Two months ago I was in Scotland and England traveling with friends Maggie and Ian, both formerly with the British Department of...
Nov 10, 2014
Through and Through
In complete darkness, I creep like a burglar up an unlighted stairway from the basement apartment in my son Rob’s house. I’m trying...
Nov 8, 2014
A Preschool Epiphany
A few weeks ago I experienced an epiphany, the kind that lingers in your mind in the days that follow it... I had just dropped my...
Apr 16, 2014
What Goes Around Comes Around
What Goes Around Comes Around, Historically Speaking My grandmother Helen Moore was born in 1883 in Dumont New Jersey, one of the...
Mar 19, 2014
Wish You Were Here
I live in the central village of a seaside New England town old enough to celebrate a 375th anniversary this year. Those of us who live...
Feb 27, 2014
Live Radio Interview
The prospect of being interviewed recently on live radio was exciting, but I felt a little nervous as I drove to Woods Hole and parked...
Feb 4, 2014
A Winter Window
Although this little horse is a gift from New Mexico, he will always remind me of Cape Cod snowstorms, good friends and expectations. In...
Jan 8, 2014
Writing About a Provincetown Artist
Because writing is generally a solitary activity, writers need to cultivate and maintain social contacts. For me the Cape Cod branch of...
Dec 8, 2013
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