Monthly Archives: November 2013

Foundations

          My Great Grandmother Agatha was a force of nature. As a young mother on Cape Cod, she hunted for fowl in the marsh, one hand on a shot gun with her eldest child securely tucked into … Continue reading

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Pebble in my shoe

It has been four plus years since epilepsy became a reality in my world. Prior to this it was not something I had given much thought to.  I vaguely remember a boy in my elementary school whom we nicknamed ‘headgear’ … Continue reading

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‘More’

Having worked as a hospice nurse for the past ten years I have been witness to the transition from this world to the next.  No matter your belief system, how you choose to worship or not, there is a universal … Continue reading

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Uncommon Duet

                     My dad, among many things, was a musician. He played piccolo in the Marine Corp band, trombone in the local repertoire group ‘the Highlanders’, and the reveille on his trumpet Christmas morning if you … Continue reading

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Bows and Arrows

Bows and Arrows Last night I dreamt of my first love, Todd.  Yes, at the tender age of five I was all butterflies and silliness. In my dream we were grown up and although I recognized him immediately he stared … Continue reading

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Winks from Heaven

  My mother loved art.  When I was a child she took me to numerous art galleries in Washington DC where I would stare diligently with my young eyes into the world of Monet, Degas, Renoir and the like. The … Continue reading

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All Dogs Go To Heaven

All Dogs Go To Heaven     Probably one of the saddest moments in my life was recently when I put Ruby our golden to sleep.  She had valiantly braved extra days of apparent misery just to comfort us. Yes, … Continue reading

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