I did not remember the gifts I gave away until they were returned — It was 4 years before I could attend a family reunion. Four years of selling everything and moving across the country to attend tech school. Then, Covid and an end to all gatherings. Those years were painful. I started from scratch, without friends or furniture I slogged through school to…

I have gotten old too darn fast. — I spent a good portion of my life raising four children (in what I describe as my conservative Christian period) only to get divorced. I had to re-invent myself. Change is the only constant. I embraced it fully in 2017. I learned to say “Yes!” to new things and since that time I have had…

My Trip from Florida to the Bahamas on a Sailboat. — I had only started sailing in the previous 6 months, helping the real Sailor move his Cheoy Lee designed sailboat, Blown Away from Rhode Island to Florida on weekends, a good way to social distance and be outside, although a tad cold. I still confused “port” with “starboard.” If I…

Mondays can make the rest of the week feel very long. I stepped out of the blacklight booth finishing up the walk-around at the start of my shift. I had checked gauges, the intensity of light (both black and ambient), temperature of water and drying ovens, to name a few…

With Memorial Day only weeks away, I knew I had to escape to Block Island ahead of the summer crowds. — I hopped on the traditional ferry at Narragansett. (The high-speed ferry doesn’t operate in the off-season.) It cost $22 for a round-trip day ticket. Here is a snippet of the ferry pulling out of the dock: Ferry leaving Pt. Judith, Narragansett RI The traditional ferry pulls away from the dock in a shroud of fog. May, 2022youtube.com

Laugh all you want; this happened to me once I gave up online dating. — For some reason, men the age of my sons seem to like my profile and strike up conversations, despite my preferences stating within 10 years of my age either way. When this occurs, I politely decline further contact, mentioning that I could be their mother. “I don’t care how old…

This mother is willing to tell — Motherhood is a rich and varied experience, as different as every woman, but there are some universal truths I have discovered only once I became a mother myself. My four grown children live in four different states; I see some more than others. I love them all. Motherhood has taught…

A piece of history along the New England corridor In April of 2020, this impressive structure celebrated 100 years of its existence, not all of them fully functional, but always a landmark in a city known for Yale University and amazing pizza. If you enter the station from one of…