• New York

    Straight out from the Magic Shop

    “The greatest and the most real magic there is – the power of compassion to not only heal each of our own wounds of the heart but the hearts of those around us. It is the greatest gift, and the greatest magic..” Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty, MD It’s been awhile, I can’t even call it a brief hiatus now. It’s been years since I logged on in here. So much has happened since then. No more long drives, hardly dining out now. Days are spent mostly at home, or with your own bubble. Reading through my prior posts it was another life. COVID 19 changed it…

  • New York

    Last Pages of Summer…

    “I am pieces of all the places I have been, and the people I have loved. I’ve been stitched together by song, lyrics, book quotes, adventure, late night conversations, moonlight, and the smell of coffee.” Brooke Hampton Have you ever planned and promised yourself you would do something and put it off and put it off and ended up not doing it? Raise your hands 🙂 Guilty here but still giving myself another chance 🙂 So here I am with great plans to write about my last summer trip way back Labor Day weekend and as of this writing, snow is predicted day after tomorrow.  I guess I am running…

  • New York

    One More Summer…

    “And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees. Just as things grow in fast movies.  I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Ok after a brief hiatus here I am, I’m back in time to do a write up for  a season close to my heart, summer. As a child I loved summer, I counted the days and looked forward to those warm summer days.  Simply because it meant endless days with no schoolwork, countless hours playing, sunny days at the beach and so many fun things a younger carefree…

  • Boston

    Is it Spring yet?

    “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”  Charles Dickens Sometimes as you go along in your everyday life don’t you just look forward to turning the page and moving on to something new?  Like saying goodbye to the dead of winter and saying hello to spring? This time we wanted to welcome the change in season by taking a short trip and visiting another of my favorite places, Boston. It was a bright sunny day as we got on to I84 on our way up to Boston.  The…

  • Vermont

    Maple City Diner, Saint Albans Vermont

    “Age is irrelevant.  Ask me how many sunsets I’ve seen, hearts I’ve loved, trips I’ve taken, or concerts I’ve been to.  That’s how old I am.”  – Joelle Did you ever imagine you would get to that day when you just refuse to say your age out loud?  When not too long ago you were wishing you would be old enough to drive, drink or just simply be an adult. Now you wonder where all those years went by. Now birthdays are about special celebrations of life and thanksgiving. For this birthday I thought of doing something different.  I thought of starting a blog to chronicle those special moments of…