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A Portrait

In between all the stuff connected with Mom’s funeral, there is also a joyous occasion coming up. My son Michael is getting married on Tuesday. The wedding date was picked well in advance (and happens to be on my birthday, … Continue reading

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Mourning and Celebration

My mother passed away last night. It was expected, and frankly a relief after dozens of late-night and rushed trips to the hospital as her condition became steadily less stable. I realized last night , after calling my children and … Continue reading

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The Trouble with Tribbles

My grandson Nick is visiting this weekend, and I was sitting in the Laz-E-Boy fooling around with the camera when I looked over at him watching television and saw this. When I showed him the print, I said “You look … Continue reading

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The Pot of Gold…

… is apparently just over the line in Hancock County (the line of trees in the background sits on the county line). It was odd to have a full-blooded thunderstorm on the second of January, and even odder to have … Continue reading

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Heirloom

I pulled this watch down off my shelf yesterday afternoon, where it had been sitting for a couple of years. It originally belonged to my grandfather, who received it for graduation in 1905. It shook me up a little to … Continue reading

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The night watchman…

I’m spending another sleepless night in front of the computer. That’s actually a little misleading because

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Gobsmacked.

Last night, I was watching an old war movie on TV, the brave good guys were sailing into battle. About a half hour into it, Gwen, my 2 year old granddaughter, wandered into the living room and cuddled up to … Continue reading

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Well, that didn’t go too well…

Mom came down for breakfast this morning, and about the second thing she said was “Where were you all day yesterday?” “I was out at the airport taking a flying lesson.” For just a second, reality went into freeze-frame mode.

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