61 and Sunny with a Chance of Autumn
Raking Aspen leaves, Birch-white trunks glimmering in the bright sunshine. Seester and I outside, chattering like Pennsylvania chipmunks, transplanted to the quiet of a Montana afternoon.
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Finding Inspiration in a Small Town Post Office
I grew up in Western Pennsylvania where there was no town. Our parents built a house across the black-topped, un-lined, barely two-lane road from Dad’s folks. Our home was surrounded by woods and a big hill we called The Nob....
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Oh those delectable pastries!
What is it about the pastry display? Even when we (meaning me) don’t have a sweet tooth that...
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Follow Your Bliss—dive in and do it!
I first heard the short but potent phrase, “follow your bliss,” nearly twenty years ago when I...
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The impact of The 9/11 Memorial & Museum
In New York City for a wedding, we picked that afternoon to go to Ground Zero. It was smart to...
Read MoreFinding Joy in Choosing to Travel the Road Less Taken
I’ve been doing that all my life, sometimes intentionally, sometimes going with the flow. I’ve been taking new roads throughout the journey of my life, sometimes with intention, sometimes following life’s flow with no clear idea...
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Our Welsh Learning Curve
Now, before you get all excited and think: “Wow! RoseMary is learning to speak Welsh!” Let me stop...
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Alex Kershaw’s, The First Wave, The D-Day Warriors and remembrance events on June 5-6, 2019
Commemorating our D-Day heroes June 5 We started our Washington, D.C. World War II D-Day...
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Tampa, Florida – A Visitor Friendly City
Until recently, my only trip to Florida was several years ago in August. Orlando in the summer is...
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The Jackie & Rosemary Italian Road Show
Logically, my older sister Jackie asked, “Now what?” when we emerged from Malpensa Airport. Not...
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Book Reviews: I’m a Tough Reviewer
Standards of living, standards of writing, standards of service. I don’t want to let these things fall by the wayside. Let’s be tough when we review ourselves sometimes and keep the critiques going and the desire to rise up a level or two. Let’s not become slobs either in how we dress or approach our work and our lives.
Read MoreHow do You Feel Leaving Traces of Yourself Behind
On the flight from Phoenix to Chicago, I began rereading one of my favorite books. This was before that thing called “airplane mode” existed on our electronics, so I traveled with an actual paperback for those limbo electronic...
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Fiction: A Sea of Grief
