This morning on Facebook, I read the story of 5-year old Noah Biorkman… how Noah is in the last stages of a 2 1/2 year struggle against Neuroblastoma Cancer, and how this weekend will be Christmas for Noah and his family. The Facebook entries request that Christmas cards be mailed to Noah, as Christmas [...]

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This morning, my grandsons William and Alexander asked me to color with them.
Easy? Probably. If you’re not old. vieja. vieille.  Like me.
The boys each had a coloring book with a fall theme. Pumpkins. Leaves. Rakes and the like. I picked up one bright crayon and said, “I think I’ll [...]

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I’ve had a poignant and poetic blog post floating around in my head for a few days now. It is by Crooked Eyebrow. It speaks of dancing leaves, winds that howl, a tree… and apple pies. This post speaks to many. And it speaks to me in a way that is almost [...]

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