It’s been five months since our last trip to Kodiak Island. During our March visit, everyone was anticipating spring. Now, the area is bracing for winter. One morning during my walk, I could see my breath. There is snow on a hill in the distance. Change is in the air. Change is happening in the…
This Paul Simon tune has been playing over and over in my head while we have been touring around in the big van. Even though part of the tour included New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia in Canada, the words are still appropriate because the Canadians consider themselves Americans too. Our hardy band…
Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth. — Shirley Chisholm The Arlington County fair was this past weekend. Two organizations that I support were exhibiting, so I volunteered to help. ACE (Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment) promotes “green” living through education. Their mission encourages people to choose in…
The ferry boat was still slowly swinging towards the pier of the dock and then backing in by inches up to the huge ramp suspended in mid-drop waiting for the boat. I was still looking to the port (left!) of the boat where the colorful lobster trap buoys bobbed up and down on the choppy water,…
Take care of your friends because there will come a time when you’re not much fun to be with and there is no reason to like you except out of long-standing habit. Garrison Keillor Life is richer when you share experiences. This past weekend, four women from my college class went to dinner together. With three…
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