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For starters, it was that day that occurs every spring. That perfect day, the day that seems so perfect that it could never come again, until it comes again the following spring. In Manhattan it was May 18. (more…)
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I was delighted last year to learn that our 12-year-old grandson was taking up the flute and participating in an acting workshop in anticipation of joining the cast for annual school play. I didn’t pretend that these decisions would be harbingers of an artist’s life, but they seemed like a step in the direction of putting an individual stamp on his personality. (more…)
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A turning point came in my laundering life in 1980. (more…)
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The New York Times had an article the other day about the new popularity of offbeat animals.
An opossum named Starfish has attracted nearly a quarter-million followers on Instagram and Facebook, it reported. Raccoons, prairie dogs, skunks and pigeons were also gaining in appreciation.
Let’s stick with pigeons for a moment. (more…)
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It’s not an annual thing, but this year we decided to plan a winter getaway, a tour of Caribbean ports on a cruise ship. (more…)