Hometown of my Heart: Summer into Fall 1950’s Style

Fall is the beginning of time for me. I was born on August 30th, and each new year of my life coincided with the opening of school. The night before the first day of school, I set out my clothing after looking through my drawers and closet a thousand times. One year, I had enough inventory to wear a different outfit each day for two…

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At the Epicenter of My Life: A Summer Day in Essex

      “Enjoy the little things, for one day you will look back and realize they were the big things”  (Robert Brault). I look back with love and longing over the thousands of pages in my book of married life – days, years, decades of treasure. Yet, the days upon days of routine become indistinguishable one from the other, punctuated from time to time by…

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