Last evening the most vivid images of Christmas swept over me. Amazing that simply hearing an incredible rendition of Silent Night, mom’s favorite carol, could bring me to such a magical place of warmth and color. That beautiful carol has…
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The harsh beauty of Cape Cod brings forth many thoughts and inspirations, but dreaming about cranberries, and all things cranberry was a surprise to even me. Had I subliminally noticed the cranberry bogs just inland from the desperately sandy coast?…
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Dental fear of the most emotionally ravaging kind creeps into my being with the slightest suggestion of discomfort, mine or someone else’s. The following story is thankfully part of my history, and occurring at a time when I had dental…
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Winter is now in the rearview mirror and as the blockages and seepage of my sinuses indicate, spring is in the air! As we bid old man winter, “adieu”, I feel compelled to pay homage to one of the sustaining…
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The winter sun is descending slowly and the warm light of afternoon is bathing our Sunday dinner in golden hues, the chicken in the roasting pan a heavenly glow. This is how life ought to be. The unfathomable pleasure of…
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The quiet aloneness of early morning belongs to me. I own this time in my day, in my life. Oh that my entirety could exist in this rarified air, free from the imposition of anyone or anything uninvited. Awakening, my…
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The warm an inviting aromas of Hash brown Casserole, cinnamon rolls, and strong hot coffee permeated the morning stillness, and gave a sense of how things ought to be on a cold winter’s morning. Those wonderful smells belied the fact…
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The unusually hot Florida sun on this January afternoon has passed high overhead, beginning its downward arc, and I have quite possibly just made the best meatball of my life! Little spheres of garlicky goodness, fried in my favorite skillet…
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Some women love diamonds and furs. I love toast. Gazing at my breakfast plate, the golden brown crumbs all that remain of my morning toast fix, my spirit sinks, like packing on the last day of a good vacation that…
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Last evening the most vivid images of Christmas swept over me. Amazing that simply hearing an incredible rendition of Silent Night, mom’s favorite carol, could bring me to such a magical place of warmth and color. That beautiful carol has…
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