I was scanning this morning’s newspaper…
You know, the Federal Reserve has plans to toss an additional $630 billion (with a “b”) into the global financial system in order to make lots of cash available worldwide. The Government’s financial rescue plan failed in Congress and the Dow Jones Industrial Average crashed the largest 1-day point [...]

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If you know me well, you know that I love Bran Muffins from Dunkin’ Donuts.
That’s it, though.  Dunkin’ Donuts is it.
I have met lots of Bran Muffins that I don’t like… in restaurants, in coffee shops and cafes, all over the country and even other parts of the world.  I have tried baking my [...]

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Happy Birthday, my darling Alexander…
Today, you turn 3 years old.  I feel as though I’ve known you my entire life.  You bring such energy and joy and love and light to our lives… joy and energy and love and light that has no boundaries of time.  You have always been and you will always be!  [...]

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Votes for Women.
Combine one of my favorite cites in the United States, Newport, Rhode Island… with the Nineteenth Amendment… and you get Votes for Women.
Many years ago, my husband gave me a gift of six Votes for Women place settings that he purchased at the famous Marble House in Newport. I had seen the [...]

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Four years ago today, on a glorious fall Saturday in New York City… we all waited for the arrival of Audrey’s first child.  By all of us, I mean all.  An entire contingent of family had made the flight or 4-hour drive to welcome William.  There was Uncle Doug from Pittsburgh, Matt’s best friend from [...]

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I love trains. I love train stations. I love their smell. Their histories.
I love journeys over rails. I love the sounds. The gentle rocking.
I love building long and winding train tracks with my grandchildren. Last night, I had a couple of those delightful hours when we had time to [...]

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The CVS/Caremark Downtown 5K winds through the beautiful and historic streets of downtown Providence. This past Sunday, the CVS 5K kicked off under a spectacular blue, sun-filled sky. More than 8,000 runners registered for the race, including more than 6,000 for the main race event. The starting field included eight Olympic runners, [...]

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Remember how I told you about forgetting to put on my pants?  Well, I did something kind-of-sorta-just-as forgetful this past weekend.  But this time, it was in the wee hours of the morning… and it involved my little, innocent and unsuspecting Henry.
I’ll chalk this one up to inexperience and exhaustion, but now I’m beginning to [...]

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I am outraged this morning.  Must everything we touch, everything we consume, everything we use cause suspicion?  There is an old saying… “He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.”
We as parents and grandparents must be “the thorn” in the hands, the minds, the hearts and the profits of companies who continue to contaminate [...]

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While over at C’s blog this morning, I got the most unexpected memory of a delightful animal friend long forgotten.
No.  It’s not a childhood pet.  I could never forget my wonderful childhood companion, my dog Chippy.
It was a Black Cow.
And this memory got me all salivating to find another Black Cow.  Not a cow of [...]

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