Welcome back dear reader, and pardon my absence and my neglecting to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving! Today is the day after, perhaps best known as Black Friday (although I…

Halloween has come and gone for another year. My kids/grandkids were not able to make it down from Maine – the first Halloween party they’ve ever missed. It was sad…

Chaos abounds!! At the exact moment I am typing this out, I was supposed to be well into Maine, on my way to a hotel in Waterville where we would…

Been a little while since my last post – it has been a bit busy. It is now late September and the first day of Autumn. The farewell to summer…

Well what a wonderful month August has been so far! We went up to Maine for a baby shower and then went to Salem for a couple of days. And…

Dear reader – today I am happy and honored to once again present a very special guest article written by Shirley Martin. I hope you enjoy!!! Feeling and looking your…

A delightful couple of days last week – my daughter in law came down to take care of some odds and ends here in RI and she brought my three…

It was great to see my grandkids last Tuesday! And my son and daughter in law as well! It was brief but wonderful – probably there for around an hour,…

I got out for a 14-mile hike the other day – an awesome five-plus hours of a complete immersion in nature and nothing else. Time to think, to reflect, and…

There are an infinite number of ways to find joy in life, but rarely do they just drop into your lap. It’s like sitting on the couch with your head…