March 17,2020. So yes, that’s Paddy’s day with a “d” and the Shamrock has three leaves, unlike a four leaf clover. How do I know this? I’m Irish. My dad told us: “You will always know an Irishman…he’ll never say St. Patty’s day”. I enjoyed my walk today and I’m sad that my neighbors are...
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March 16,2020. We’ve been here in Sarasota since the end of December, enjoying the little condo that we purchased last winter. As I write this, I’m on my patio with the mocking birds and butterflies, trying to distract myself from the evolving Coronavirus crisis. I suspect I will be posting here often in the hopes...
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Writing from the perspective of one month removed from the Christmas festivities offers me a chance to review my photos and revisit the fun. One of the absolute joys of being a grandparent is attending holiday school functions. December 9th found us enjoying Claire’s first holiday concert. She participated in the band portion, playing flute...
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We woke to a winter wonderland. The best kind of winter wonderland- complete stillness, just two inches of snow on the ground and with no appreciable wind, snow clinging to the trees. I spent a few hours on our finances, Timmy bought logs for the fireplace…a perfectly ordinary morning. In the afternoon we fetched the...
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Our eldest granddaughter Grace is a true traditionalist. She’s the reason we returned year after year to the same Strawberry patch and Pumpkin farm, the person who remembers that Charlotte always makes the fruit salad and she, Grace, always makes pumpkin bread on Christmas Eve. “It’s a tradition”. One of our longest standing traditions duri...
Continue readingThanksgiving 2019. The last Thanksgiving of this decade. I’m grateful for Tim and my family. My sons, my lovebugs, my daughters-in-law and my siblings. I’m sitting here in this adorable little condo, warm sunshine streaming in and I’m grateful. I’ve long been introspective, but I find myself even more reflective lately. I’m keenly aware t...
Continue readingWe arrived at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale around 6:00 a.m., to sunny skies and a view of the Regal Princess. This has been a wonderful adventure. As you may have guessed, I really, really love traveling with Timmy. When we left Long Island on October 15 I had no expectations for this trip other...
Continue readingOur last full day on board was as wonderful as our first. Coffee on the Balcony, followed by late risers breakfast. Omelets for both of us. Vucko and Petar. Teresa and German. We played (and lost) Trivia one last time. It was such a joy playing with Marty, Dana, Steve and Barbara. What we lacked...
Continue readingWe met up with Arlene and Gil for pre-dinner drinks in the Cove. Two items of note in this photo: the blue drink is a Sapphire Martini…looks yummy right? Well, to me it’s actually somewhere between Grappa and Jaegermeister …a definite no. The other noteworthy item? Arlene’s necklace! This beautiful piece is one of her...
Continue readingWe awoke in the port of St. Thomas to this amazing sight. Here’s a sea plane landing. One more view of the harbor. After breakfast we met with Immigration in the Galaxy Theatre. The entire process took no longer than 8 minutes, from the time we joined the line, till the process was complete. This...
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