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Clear filters ×Family · rideTride
And I will walk 500 miles and I will walk 500 more. —The Proclaimers I started counting my steps last July after my darling T’s horrific bike accident. A careless driver caused a chain reaction of quick stops that left my beloved…
4 min read Read A bad break. A long streak.Christmas · Dad
Some Christmas tree ornaments do more than glow, they represent a gift of love given a long time ago. —Tom Baker This year our tree is a magnificent 12-foot, 6-inch Douglas Fir with near perfect shape. Fifteen-foot ceilings in our living room…
5 min read Read Oh Christmas Tree. How Lovely!family · flowers
Just remember, in the winter, far beneath the bitter snows, lies a seed that with the sun’s love, in the spring, becomes the rose. —Bette Midler I was interviewing my colleague Rose for a newsletter story about her newly found passion for gardening.…
5 min read Read In The GardenHeart · Joy
I have a few wrinkles and brown spots—we greet each other cordially in the mirror every morning. But does that mean I shouldn’t be allowed to feel contemporary, confident and sexy? —Lois Joy Johnson* Photo courtesy of Tony ❤️ 2020 No,…
3 min read Read Of Wrinkles and Spotscoronapandemic · covid19
You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them.— Maya Angelou Miles and Mommy “at work.” Enforced stay-at-home because of the corona virus is not how I imagined it would…
5 min read Read Home in the time of COVID.brothers · celebrations
“Time makes us bolder, children get older. I’m getting older too.”—Stevie Nicks We recently spent a glorious weekend with our sons attending the wedding of their childhood friend Katherine in beautiful Ithaca, NY. Our boys first met Katherine in middle school and…
7 min read Read Landslide Weddingthewritinglife · daughters
Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.—Robert Brault Spring and summer in Baltimore are glorious. Of course the return to warmer weather is always welcome in any town. But…
3 min read Read Cut the roses, use the china.gaypride · LoveWins
“The beauty of standing up for your rights is others see you standing and stand up as well.” — Cassandra Duffy Mark and I marched in our first Pride [1] Parade this month 15 years after our twin sons came out. Why so…
5 min read Read PRIDE On Paradecelebrations · family
“Use it up, wear it out, make do.”—New England proverb I’m sitting as usual enjoying my second cup of coffee as I began thinking about our dining room table. It’s not elegant or trendy. The top is scratched and the legs could use…
4 min read Read This Old Table
