For many years (a little more than 33 in fact), whenever anyone else asked what it was like to be a mother – or a father, for that matter... Read More
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											… on inside-out beautyJust now, a male cardinal flew to the top of the wrought iron shepherds crook that holds my bird feeder – the one with the internal gadget that closes... Read More 
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											… on a wake of friendsYesterday, I went to the wake for a friend. That doesn’t quite capture it. Yesterday I joined a wake of friends… and family… and colleagues and others who loved... Read More 
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											… on christmas spirit in practiceSetting: Early morning. The Elves on the Shelves – there are two of them – have come to Auntie Awesome Lisa’s* country (yes, I have a country). They’ve managed... Read More 
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											… more on that magic continuing“To all those who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here, age relives fond memories of the past, and here youth may savor the challenge... Read More 
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											… and the magic continuesOh hi! I’m a bit busy nana-ing in a corner of the world where it’s really fun to be Nana. I promise to check back soon. Until then, I’ll... Read More 
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											… on autumn falling and what the…Oh how I love this time of year. Crispness paddles out slowly in mid to late August, riding the waves of air in during early September. A lone, deep... Read More 
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											… on quieting (just in case)The Morning After… it’s so quiet. A friend noted, in a comment last night, that this might be due to a certain missing heartbeat. Could be. That heart beat... Read More 
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											… on a princess’s give-ya dayGotcha Day. The anticipation, the excitement, the giddiness… The joy. This is the beginning of a brand new being, for the puppy or rescued or re-homed dog… and the... Read More 
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											… on a morning in maineIt’s early… cool… humid. The gardens’ heady scents, joined by saltwater, are invisible joys cast from, it seems, all directions. I am not fooled. What is comfortable now will... Read More 
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											… on pride-ing and falling again (dammit)So. This whole ‘pride goeth-ing before the fall’ thing is getting old. Allow me to amend my previous statement. This whole ‘pride goeth-ing before my fall’ thing is getting... Read More 
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											… on hope and plants along a dayOne of the cool things that I get to experience each season, here in midcoast Maine, is the admiration – via my computer screen – of so many spring... Read More 











