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A Solitary Life Even as the Pandy Ebbs

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I’ve been spending what feels like a spectacular amount of time solitary, all alone these past few months, and it has lost the charm it once had.  During the height of the pandemic of 2020, it all felt fine to hunker down, day after day, night after night.  I spent […]

Returning to the Beloved Homestead After More than a Year

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It’s been seventeen months since I last saw my sisters and my mother.  Like the rest of us during the Annis Horribilis, nobody has been able to see their families, and for me, it was absolutely refreshing to come down to New Jersey homestead once again and visit with the […]

Lacking the Dread in My Head

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It’s hard to describe but anyone who has ever had dread knows just what it is.  That looming fear, that thing hanging over you, that potential disaster just a ticking time bomb away.  I used to have this sometimes when I worked for companies instead of myself.  I was parking […]

Making Music Came Back Last Night

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Music returned last night, what I used to do every Wednesday was again on the schedule. It was great to see the friends who were willing to play inside.

Central Florida for the Win!

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Central Florida to Ocala, New Port Richie and Tampa was a perfect tonic after a year of no travel. Glass-bottomed boats at Silver Spring, Ybor City and more.

Randolph Churchill Was No Chip off Winston’s Block

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Winston Churchill has always been a person who I hold in the highest esteem. Just listening to him speaking to the people of England during the serious times during World War II, hearing how he phrased his remarkable pleas for calm and to do what’s right.  He’s the best. I […]

Kitchen Milestone, at Pandemic Finish Line

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I’ve finished a milestone, the kitchen that has been a work in progress since 2015, is finally almost completely done.I’ve finished a milestone, the kitchen that has been a work in progress since 2015, is finally almost completely done.

Marching Through It

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It’s a super chilly early March day out there, the kind of day when you’d much rather put another log on the fire than go outside, I want to walk but….come on, too cold. Hoping it warms up soon.  I like this photo I captured of a tiny girl walking […]

Rangeley Inn Maine: Not The Same This Year

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Rangeley Inn, in Western Maine, is home to some of the best snowmobiling trails and skiing in two resorts. An account of a driving trip over back roads.

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