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The Face of the Pond
Eighteen years ago, 2008, my oldest granddaughter was launched into her freshman year of high school.
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Four Oh!
Okay, I’ve been sitting on this a couple of weeks and intended to post it on Friday but, you know, when you get old you are more attentive to not…
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January 2026
Hindsight
My mother did not teach me in the way one imagines teaching.
Jan 28
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Impossibles!
Fifty years ago.
Jan 22
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DIY
My father, born in 1913, a solid member of The Greatest Generation, was a hard working, practical man.
Jan 18
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Rearview Mirror
Instead of a new year resolution or a word for the year, I have a vaguely constructed plan to occasionally share life lessons of some of the tough…
Jan 13
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On Being Old In Modern World
Being an elder isn’t all bad and certainly has a few perks but it does have its downsides for sure.
Jan 9
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Broken
I was so sure, years ago, that if I studied enough, the art of writing, if I prepared myself sufficiently, one day I could officially call myself ‘a…
Jan 2
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December 2025
Afterglow
I’ve been writing poetry since I was 11 years old.
Dec 26, 2025
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One More Christmas
As I usually do, while putting out the minimal Christmas decorations I am reduced to nowadays, I let Christmas music stream from Pandora.
Dec 17, 2025
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A Message To My Great Grands
The topic, in a recent email exchange, was - if being a grand parent is a whole ‘nuther kind of crazy, imagine wrapping your brain around becoming a…
Dec 11, 2025
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Better Than Nothing
I’ve always loved a wood fire.
Dec 7, 2025
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