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• The Game of Life

  September 22nd, 2014 Tags: fall, game of life, life, living in the present, loss, memories
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  At the park today my feet are walking but my mind is blogging. This summer went by way too fast and now with the onset of fall, we are all thrust back into a routine, whether it is school, work, a combination of both or even retirement. What could I discuss? Back to […]

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• Keep Calm and Carry on This Christmas

  December 13th, 2013 Tags: carrying out, Christmas, family, memories, mourning, tradition
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  Bright cherry red “Keep Calm and Carry On” pillows and coffee mugs stand out amongst all the other tchotchkes crowding the shelves at TJ Maxx this holiday season. I smile and laugh to myself and think of my beloved mother who passed away eight years ago today. She wasn’t British and she wasn’t stoic. In […]

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• A Pool Mom Looks Back

  July 24th, 2013 Tags: children, memories, pool moms, summer, swimming
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  After 15 summers, I am packing away my dented, lime-green Wheelie cooler, retiring my canvas L.L. Bean towel tote, and literally hanging up my khaki “Pool Mom” baseball hat. I am a pool mom no more. You can’t be a pool mom without children to take to the pool. My son, 20, and in college, […]

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