Lost Treasures, Found

Starting off a new year, clearing out attic accumulations, and I struck familial gold. One small strip of film negatives, and the usual, holding it up to the light, hoping for recognition of something or someone. Then the flood of childhood memories came to me....

My First Without Her

I turned fifty last week, a milestone for most women, as is any decade birthday, and I’ve basically been celebrating all month long.  But I crashed last Friday when my thoughts turned to the fact that this was the first birthday I had without my mother.  I have...

With a Nod to Shel Silverstein

“Oh I’m looking’ for my missin’ piece Over land and over seas So grease my knees and fleece my bees I’m looking’ for my missin’ piece.”    – Shel Silverstein’s “The Missing Piece” I’m...

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