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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Didn’t Have a Lock on Love Letters

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Perhaps the most widely quoted love letter is Elizabeth Barrett Browning‘s “How Do I Love Thee” which she wrote to her husband, Robert, but there have been many more outstanding ones that were never made public. I’m here to remedy … Continue reading →

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Will Love Conquer All?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

Yesterday morning I read of an HBO documentary about the fight to end the ban on interracial marriage. A young couple who fell in love in Virginia in the late 1950′s could not marry because Virginia was a state that … Continue reading →

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Time Traveler

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

A few years ago I read The Time Traveler’s Wife.  Though I didn’t see the movie, the book was terrific and intriguing.  I’ve been going through family photo albums this past week for a project I’m working on, and the … Continue reading →

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“The Most Immediate Breath of Life”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

“We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out of discretion, and so disappears the most beautiful, the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverable for ourselves and for others.”         … Continue reading →

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Never Leave Home Without Your Eyebrows

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

“Never leave home without your eyebrows” was one of the Mom-isms I learned at an early age from my mother.  Most moms struggle with their adolescent daughters about the make-up issue when girls, starting in middle school, think they are … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom That Comes With Age

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

At the start of a new year, it is always nice to reflect on life and the lessons it has taught you.  Since my birthday occurs at the beginning of the year, it makes this yearly stock-taking seem all the … Continue reading →

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The Adventure Continues

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

This past weekend we hosted two of our dearest friends as they stopped to spend the night on their move down to Florida from Connecticut. We have known J.and A. since college. They both grew up in Connecticut and lived … Continue reading →

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How Do You Know?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

A couple of days ago I was loading groceries into my car when I was approached by a large and intimidating looking man who mumbled something to me.  He was rather gruff and did not speak distinctly, so I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Modernizing Mom

Posted on January 4, 2012 by

One of our sons gave us a French press coffee maker for Christmas last week.  It was a very thoughtful gift, especially since we’ve enjoyed many great cups of coffee made in our sons’ French presses when we visit them … Continue reading →

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What We Do For Love

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

If you follow my blog, you know that my daughter-in-law asked me to bring a loaf of my homemade challah for Christmas, but here’s the rest of the story: Challah tastes best if you eat it the same day you … Continue reading →

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