Category: VACATION
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June’s Highs and Lows
June was a month of many miles: physical and emotional. A wedding, a funeral. Harsh realities and re-envisioned dreams. First times, and also, some repeat situations. I’d like to revisit some of June’s milestones in the next few posts and I’ll begin with a geek moment. On June 14th I took my eldest child (son…
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More R-N-R
Last night I was able to catch another Ricky Nelson Remembered concert. This time it was with two of my friends, Lee Ann Ward and Meleesa Swann. We drove more than two hours each way to Ft. Walton Beach, Florida, but it was well worth the time and expense. When I caught the show last…
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2012: The Year of Firsts
It’s been an eventful year. High and low points abound but this time around, I’m thinking firsts. Several of my firsts happened while in New York City this spring including: Taxi ride (No, I’d never been in a taxi cab!) Train trip (Full size, not a Thomas the Tank Engine ride along.) Subway experience Broadway…
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Ricky Nelson Remembered
Last month, I posted more information about the vacation I took in the spring, focusing on the Friday morning I spent at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. This time around I’m going to focus on my night out in Morristown, NJ. Those who know me—or have been following this blog for long—realize that…
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Hurricanes and Fortitude
Since the world is talking about Hurricane Isaac, I thought I’d post an excerpt from what I’m working on right now. FORTITUDE, set in 1898, is a story about sixteen-year-old Claire O’Farrell—a first generation Irish-American living on Dauphin Island, Alabama (which is currently without power and the only road to the bridge is flooded.)…
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