I think she’s an old soul, my niece. Maybe that’s why she chose the mountains as the backdrop for her wedding. With the White Mountains of New Hampshire as her stage, she was radiant. The whole event was simple &… Continue reading

With Vesuvius lurking in the background, we explored Pompeii on a beautiful October morning. History tells us the day Vesuvius roared to life and destroyed so many lives, the sky was just as blue.  Some people may have been enjoying… Continue reading

Life moves so quickly, doesn’t it?  Births, graduations, marriages, babies, divorces, deaths.  In a big family something or someone is always changing.   Maybe that’s the draw of having a garden next to so much change.  Gardens grow slowly but they… Continue reading

Last night we celebrated Ken’s retirement.  He’s been with the company for 48 years.  You read that correctly – 48 YEARS!  He’s the guy who spends his days talking to people.  It used to be he spent his days talking… Continue reading

Sometimes in the quiet world of books, authors and publishers descend in quite noisy fashion.  They come complete with entourage and celebrity style demands.  Some are quirky – Rosanne Barr required a television so she could watch an episode from… Continue reading

Sprinting from tree to feeder, they could see it peaking out between the pear blossoms. “Look!  More seeds!”  They chattered between themselves. “Look!  The guy who feeds us built us a new house!” They were so excited, our birds.  They… Continue reading

At 12:30 a.m. JeanPaul yelled “Fire”.  I knew it wasn’t in the house because he didn’t yell “Get out of the house”.  Was it the candle outside in the yard?  Was it the garage across the alley? It was the… Continue reading

New England Motor Speedway gets all dressed up for the holidays.  Every year there’s a 2 mile light show on the race track and we had never seen it.  You give cans of food, a twenty dollar bill and you… Continue reading