Are You a Nerd?

Let’s face it. There’s a part of all of us that want to believe we’re in the cool crowd, one of the “in” people. For many years I wanted to believe I was a happening chick till indisputable facts got in the way.  Do you ever wonder the same?  Then you must ask yourself the […]

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Last Visit With My Texan Mother-in-Law

  Sometimes you don’t know when you’re seeing someone for the last time. Recently my husband Randy, sons Patrick and Paul, and I went to Houston to visit Joyce, my mother-in-law, now in her senior years. I’ve always loved Texas with its flat plains, barbecue restaurants, and honkytonk music, so different from leafy, hilly, Yankee Connecticut. Joyce’s cozy home is in the […]

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What Do I Do With This Unexpected Visitor?

This is what I found standing on my deck the other day. Before writing this post, I googled whether this is a hawk or falcon and its a red-tailed hawk—both beautiful and fierce. In all my years in Connecticut, I’ve never seen a raptor this close. The bird seemed calm and unhurried, coolly surveying our […]

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