Revive It – the “it” being love
You can, you know. Love, you know. Find it, claim it, and revive it. If you really want to […]
Come together, right now (why wait?)
I almost never host cookouts because I don’t have the outdoor furnishings to accommodate more than my husband and I, […]
I miss the bargains – shopping in Boston back in ...
As I was on the bus from Forest Hills going to West Roxbury to get my hair done the other […]
Do you know where your high school yearbook is?
Promises to keep in touch. Funny quotes. Bits of teenage wisdom. Words of advice. A motto meant to define […]
Blast from the past
History is no mystery, at least not when it comes knocking on your door as happened to me today when […]
Missing you
Even though I will eagerly and quickly get a project done around the house… Even though I will sprawl across […]
I’m a Christian and…
I’m a Christian and it informs everything I do because I was reared Christian in a missionary Baptist household. We […]
friends, fun, funerals, fear – a seesaw week
My life last week during this most enjoyable Boston summer was brimming with events that ran the spectrum of emotional […]
Witnessing Love Unfold
It is with a great deal of pleasure and a hint of nostalgia that I am witnessing the unfolding of a […]
Cyber Bullets
Cyber Bullets are being slung left and right by cyber bullies and those who should know better but aren’t acting […]
Giving Critical Feedback
What do you do when you have to give critical feedback to someone, especially to people you know? I have […]
What is good?
iStockphoto image Do you know what good is? Is a thing good in and of itself or only in comparison […]
What of a Summer Evening? (Tito Puente Latin Music Series)
What of a summer evening when you accept your friend’s invitation and join your fellow humans to celebrate being alive? […]
Hello, Boston
Hello, Boston, do you hear me? Hello, Boston. What’s wrong with me? I said hello in Boston and expected a […]
Do You and Your Mate, Lover, Spouse do Couple-y Things?
I didn’t do any of it in high school. I didn’t do any of it in college. I didn’t do […]
What happens when you don’t listen to your first instinct ...
My first instinct, the one I didn’t listen to, told me to walk up to Ashmont Station and take the […]
Happiness from Small Things (with a note to sourpusses)
Small things make me happy. iStock photo I can get deliriously happy over simple things. I realize that this has […]
The end is near
It is ending. Will it end? It is ending. Will it end? It is ending. Will it end? ______ is […]