Wonderful world, wonderful people
What a wonderful world this is and what wonderful people are in it, these thoughts bounced through my brain as I dined at […]
Celebration
Wearing my pearl earrings
Working from home most of the time these days, means that it’s easy to get into a dressing rut. I […]
My son and Washington, D.C.
On October 16, 1995, my son left Boston to attend the Million Man March in Washington, D.C. He was 15. […]
Worth the Worry – Youth Producing Change Film Screenings in ...
The coldest day in Boston thus far this winter, and for the past few winters (January 16), turned out to […]
You are what you do
“You are what you do.” I heard someone say this on television the other day while it was droning in […]
Three Graduates
I put the photos in frames at least a year ago but walking by them recently they jumped out at […]
I Love Walking in Dorchester
On Thanksgiving, my son and I took one of my favorite walks. We ambled from Ashmont Street down Carruth Street. […]
Happy Thanksgiving
The sweet potato pie has been baked. (Yes, it’s sweet potato because that’s what I grew up eating, not pumpkin […]
Christmas Cactus
I came down the steps wearily the other morning and did my routine of opening the blinds in the living […]
Gone Bye-Bye
I look in the casket but the you I knew is not there. Left instead is the body-suit you wore […]
Woman’s Day, Power Day, Lovely Day – BlogHer in Boston
A woman’s DAAAYYYY!!!! (Woman’s Day, Power, Day, Lovely Day…think of the Bill Withers’ song – “Lovely Day” as the theme […]
Thank you Boston Public Library for…
Thank you Boston Public Library, specifically the Adams Branch, for supplying me with the books that are feeding my current […]
Old Bay Seasoning Contest
A few weeks ago, there was an advertisement on blogher.com fof a contest sponsored by Old Bay seasoning. I submitted a jingle. […]
A Week’s Worth of Food Fabulous Food
I thought I’d share the dishes I’ve cooked over the past week because they were delicious, inexpensive, nutritious (except – […]
Michelle, A Bell Ringing Out for all the World to ...
There are moments in time when a leap forward is made. The candidacy of Barack Obama is one of those […]
Why I Love Walking
The path requires nothing of me except that I walk. Oh, and that I am alert – I don’t want […]
A tribute to the lovely Renae Gray
I was blessed to witness a beautiful tribute tonight to a woman who has worked diligently, without fanfare, for social […]
The Mother Ship Arrived and Departed
I know that I didn’t give my mother a proper hug when I saw her on Tuesday and Wednesday, because […]