On a certain section of the Connecticut Post Road in a town called Westport, a row of neat but nondescript stores sit quietly amid the frenzy of traffic and rhythm of life. One storefront stands out. An Irish flag positioned aside an American one guards the entrance and on certain days if the breeze fromContinue reading “A Thousand Welcomes”
Category Archives: Life
Whisked Away
If there was a word that existed to describe the opposite of a hoarder, that would describe my mother.
Memories of a Fifth Floor Walk up
You never forget your first NYC apartment…
The Ferris Wheel
“The first lights of the evening were springing into pale existence. The Ferris wheel, pricked out now in lights, revolved leisurely through the dusk; a few empty cars of the roller coaster rattled overhead.” F. Scott Fitgerald
Weekly photo challenge “Name”
Gloria I spotted this abandoned boat yesterday morning, moored on a small creek in Westport, CT. A name displayed on the bow was carefully written in simple block letters…GLORIA. Captivating in its stillness with not a soul in sight, it instilled a feeling of both peace and melancholy. Returning home I researched to discover the boat was owned by a gentleman who lived his entire lifeContinue reading “Weekly photo challenge “Name””
Daily Post Photo Challenge “Fun”
“If You Never Did You Should. These Things Are Fun, And Fun Is Good.” Dr. Seuss https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/fun/
Letters to the Tooth Fairy
I have two sons whose personalities are as different as the seasons. The younger at age fourteen, is tow-haired, blue-eyed, sensitive, free-spirited, emotional, empathetic and kind. The elder, at sixteen, is dark in coloring, taciturn, responsible, diplomatic, witty and charming. The younger enjoys exotic and spicy cuisine – the elder prefers a more conventional menu. I can’t think of anything IContinue reading “Letters to the Tooth Fairy”
WPC – “Landscape”
“The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and beauty in the world.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/landscape/https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges
Log Dancing
“We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams. ” Albert Einstein https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/dance/
WPC Photo Challenge “One Love” Reflections of the Heart…
“One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince 1943 https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/one-love/
Shangri-La 