My Fran Mrs. Frances Hines I thought that I was finished writing obituaries. In the last ten years, I have lost too many people and had decided to stop writing about those losses; but this is different, Fran was different. Fran lived a very full life, and most people would say a long enough...
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Happy New Year My very lovely friend, Joan Williams, sent me a New Year’s Card, which contained the poem below. I thought I would share it with you, as a way to wish you a Happy New Year. Also, I know for most of us, bidding farewell to 2020 is quite welcomed; but I...
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An Almost Perfect Snow Angel Taken during sledding down the hill in town, in Maine. I am not sure why, but for some reason everyone seems to love making snow angels.
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Strawbery Banke Have you been wishing for things to go back to the way they were? I think for most of us, we are only hoping for the world we knew last year. But Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is an outdoor interactive museum, which takes you back a little further. Below...
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Gifts My sister shared a conversation with me, where she told her daughter to be suspicious of why people give gifts. As I listened to her speak; I thought about my Mother. My first reaction to my sister’s words was that we were not raised by the same Mother; which of course we...
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Christmas Village 2020 It is hard for me to believe that Christmas is almost over; this year I started thinking about Christmas earlier than normal, it has been my “happy place”. In my Village people are joyful, and do not have to worry about any of the things which have troubled all of us...
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Winter Has Arrived Regardless of how we may all be feeling, I think we can still appreciate the beauty of a snow covered world, especially on the first day of winter. I have ventured out, into the backyard, to capture a bit of this winter wonderland. The river behind the house...
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Happy Hanukkah! “We light these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles that you made for our forefathers, in those days at this season, through your holy priests. During all eight days of Hanukkah these lights are sacred, and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of...
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The Voting Ecosystem The United States voting system is not made up of just voting machines. What do I mean by this? Electronic systems, including the voting machines are tied into a much larger infrastructure, that includes operating systems and applications, that run on many different hardware components, that communicate to even a much...
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PCH There are few drives which can compare to the Pacific Coast Highway in California. She offers you endless miles of beauty and teases you with possible adventures, daring you to continue a few more miles. What lies down the road?
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