2 Keep your eyes on the prize: finish the degree!Dear Daughter, You have delivered them to college (Morehouse and North Carolina A&T). What you’ve been grooming them […] This entry was posted in Advice Children Dorchester Love & relationships Musings about life Parenting The Family and tagged advice for college finishing college finishing what you start getting your degree Graduating from high school grandchildren grandmother's advice keep your eyes on the prize Morehouse College North Cartolina A&T on September 3, 2019 by Candelaria Silva
6 But when do I clap – Understanding Chamber MusicHis voice filled me from the sheer beauty of it – the deep register and clear tone. I […] This entry was posted in Art Boston Community Diversity Dorchester Music and tagged Ashmont Hill Chamber Music chamber music Classical Music Dashon Burton Dot jazz Series Jason Palmer Parish of All Saints Robert Schumann on September 25, 2018 by Candelaria Silva
6 Good Customer ServiceRecently, I’ve had good customer service in a few places. I used to experience good service so regularly […] This entry was posted in Boston Dorchester Uncategorized Work & working and tagged Ashmont Grill Boston customer service Dorchester FedEx MBTA Roche Brothers transit ambassadors UPS Store on August 14, 2018 by Candelaria Silva
4 Our Love in Write on the Dot Volume IVThere is no greater thrill for me than seeing something I’ve written in print. and I am pleased […] This entry was posted in Dorchester Language & Words Love & relationships Publications Walking and tagged Candelaria Silva Dorchester lyrics Write on the Dot; UMass Boston on May 23, 2018 by Candelaria Silva
6 Inventology: how we dream up things that change the worldWhat inspires people to invent things especially the inventions that are so obvious once they are created? What […] This entry was posted in Books Dorchester Reading Technology and tagged Dreamers Genrich Altshuller Inventions inventors Joyce Linehan Pagan Kennedy on October 23, 2016 by Candelaria Silva
Grandchildren Underfoot and a Pig in the Cellar – writing ...I had an essay published in the Boston Globe Sunday edition last week. The print title is “Two […] This entry was posted in Boston Dorchester Language & Words Publications Writing - ideas & samples and tagged ArtsEmerson Old houses Walter Mosley on November 20, 2015 by Candelaria Silva
2 Write on the Dot – Vol. III featuring meA short story of mine has just been published in Write on the Dot: Volume III. It is […] This entry was posted in Boston Community Dorchester Language & Words Writing - ideas & samples and tagged Write on the Dot on May 21, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
2 Only one wayYou know what you know but you don’t know what I know.Although you assume you do when you […] This entry was posted in Boston Dorchester Faith Language & Words Musings about life and tagged Faith Personal beliefs Proselytizing on April 12, 2014 by Candelaria Silva
Do as I say, not as I do – Voting ...Like countless other people, so-called adults, Reverend Eugene Rivers tells people to do things he doesn’t do. He […] This entry was posted in Black People Boston Community Dorchester Local Politics Power - Politics & Race Rants on October 1, 2013 by Candelaria Silva
2 Stepping Out of my Comfort ZoneOn Tuesday, Friday and Saturday I stepped outside of my comfort zone with great results. Just thought I’d […] This entry was posted in Boston Dorchester Language & Words Writing - ideas & samples on September 16, 2013 by Candelaria Silva
Round up 3 (Delightful in Dorchester and…)Stuff I Did: Attended Social Media Workshop sponsored by the Dorchester Artists Collaborative at the recently opened Erick Jean […] This entry was posted in Art Boston Dorchester learning Pleasures Reading on March 17, 2013 by Candelaria Silva
6 You…plus two – in memoriamThe is written in memory of the victims of two separate, unrelated (so we are told) murders of […] This entry was posted in Boston Dorchester on August 23, 2012 by Candelaria Silva
An unexpected change in the neighborhoodAshmont Market and Liquor Store, a short five-minute (if that) walk from my house, is being sold. I […] This entry was posted in Community Dorchester on January 9, 2012 by Candelaria Silva
1 With Appreciation – A ListI am feeling appreciative that I’m an appreciator of the bounty of this world. I appreciate the arts […] This entry was posted in Boston Dorchester Musings about life With Gratitude & Thanks on November 12, 2011 by Candelaria Silva
6 Elizabeth Warren – Opportunity & My MomAs an attendee at an Elizabeth Warren Listening Tour gathering recently in Dorchester, I was struck by her […] This entry was posted in Dorchester The Family on August 29, 2011 by Candelaria Silva
4 Summertime DelightsPlease forgive the lag time since my previous post. I’ve been too busy living, writing and cavorting to post. I will […] This entry was posted in Boston Dorchester Laughter & Joy Roxbury-related on July 30, 2011 by Candelaria Silva
1 Dirty in DorchesterIf you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that when I write about Dorchester, it’s usually […] This entry was posted in Community Dorchester Rants on June 28, 2011 by Candelaria Silva
1 H is for hair, D is for Deer, D is ...Perhaps being with a four-year-old for the past three weeks has made me hyper-aware but I’ve noticed some […] This entry was posted in Celebration Dorchester With Gratitude & Thanks on June 11, 2011 by Candelaria Silva