I don’t usually write about news stories. I have… when they’ve struck my fancy. I wrote about the Batkid based on what I’d seen in the... Read More
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… on a couple of toasts
Once upon a time Delia Ephron wrote a book called Hanging Up, and then her sister Nora produced it into a movie. It wasn’t a... Read More
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… on quietly ponderin’ an old man’s shovel
That shovel above did not belong to the Old Yankee Man, no way… because plastic. But seeing it there, outside the back door this morning, reminded... Read More
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… on an opening
One of the most fascinating aspects of humans being is the fact that we dance in not just one, but a garden of emotions... Read More
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… on life’s strangeness and wonder
Even when I’m ‘okay’ with someone leaving, whether in life or in death, there is still pondering necessary. That noodling that happens when I... Read More
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… on death and peace
A very long time ago, Little Me approached the front door of my father’s house. I’ve mentioned this before. He had missed a few... Read More
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… on ‘sending’ I care
Over the past several weeks, in real life and in digital life, people in my sphere of knowing are going through tough things. Family,... Read More
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… on death at christmas
Someone important to our family just entered hospice care. A wonderful woman, loving and strong. A woman who is loved, who will be missed.... Read More
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… when it rains (apples)
Man oh man oh man. The past couple of weeks have been very interesting to say the least. Hang on to your hats while... Read More
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… on never, and always
It’s hard to believe that it’s only been four months since Grampa, The Old Yankee Man, moved on to putter around that Great Garage in... Read More
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… on grief as a teacher (work to do, work to do)
On many windows in the Maine House are tin signs with timeless messages. A man named Vincent tells me that he knows nothing with certainty,... Read More
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… on accommodations (small as they may be)
This year our time in Maine is so soon after the death of our dear Old Yankee Man. It will be two months in a... Read More