Growing Love
As I begin my 49th journey around the sun, I find myself reminiscing more and more about the sweeter and simpler times in my life. It’s something I think about […]
So Lonely, You Can Cry?
In the late seventies, the band “The Police” released the song So Lonely on their “Outlandos d’Amour” album. So Lonely lived up to his name, as the English listening […]
A Special Bond
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It’s A Grand Life – Summer Memories – Remembering Old, Making New
Some of my fondest memories took place during my childhood summers. The school year never ended before June 15th, unless that date was a Saturday or Sunday. The exception was […]
Kids Growing Up? Is It OK to Be Happy AND Sad About It?
“Cherish every moment. It all goes by so fast.” I used to get so irritated when my children were young and well-intentioned people said these words to me…because it wasn’t […]
Family Game Night
The sounds of crickets, a whippoorwill’s call and my grandparents’ stationary fan set on high remind me of those summer evenings we gathered at the kitchen table to play one […]
Marking Time – Still!
BY BILL DONOHUE Three years ago, an organization was formed with the hashtag, “2Long2Wait!” It marked the decades that many have waited for disability services. The Registry of Unmet Needs […]
Gerti’s Lane
As I look back on 49 years of life, I can see many different roads in my past. Some of those roads were high-speed interstates where the years flew by […]
Creative Ideas to Reuse Waste Part 1
The effortless task of transferring plant-based matter to the garbage feels routine. We are conditioned to believe kitchen scraps do not have a secondary purpose; yet, taking just a few […]
Thrift Shopping 101
Thrift shopping has increasingly become the thing to do. Whether you are looking for an item, a piece of clothing, gadgets or furniture, the world of thrifting opens up so […]