An open letter to the lady (lower case “L”) in the white Mercedes convertible driving on Main Street at around 11:00am today:
Dear lady,
It is 4th of July weekend.  I get this.  People have the day off and there’s lots to do.  Like gettin’ your hair bleached.  Or gettin’ your nails done, for things, you know… [...]

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The sun’s been peeking through the clouds here in New England… at least enough for swimming lessons in semi-frigid waters.
Ah…
And it was on the way home from “the pool” today that I learned a new word from one of my grandsons.
DIVINGSAUR.
Swimming lessons include a modified/assisted “jump” off the diving board, and Audrey’s 3-year old, Alexander, [...]

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An Open Letter to Tom Brady (to be filed under “spoof”),
Hi Tom.  It’s Sharon from Rhode Island.  I’m a New England Patriots fan.  My whole family is.  Or are.  Whichever sounds better to you.  And I’m really really happy to see you back and healthy.  Really.
You may think this letter is for an autograph.  It’s [...]

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A couple of nights ago, Jane and I made a last minute decision to go out for dinner. It was just the two of us. We tossed around a few choices, but settled on a wonderful Italian cuisine restaurant just on the outskirts of town.
It was fairly early, and the restaurant hadn’t filled [...]

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Today, Barry and I had the great pleasure of attending Grandparents’ Day at our granddaughter Taylor’s school. The grandparents were treated to a magnificent concert of violins and singing first, and then we accompanied our granddaughters to their classes, library, computer room, science room, Spanish room, music room, outside reading and reflecting gardens, and [...]

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Barry and I are on our 3rd day of babysitting for Benjamin (2) and Henry (10 1/2 months), with help from Auntie Janie, too!
This morning, Benjamin’s voice woke us up at 5:30. That would be AM. The hushed whisper, “Gramma. Gramma,” alerted me to dawn as Benjamin touched my face.
“Hi, Honey,” I [...]

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Valet Shoes are not to be confused with Ballet Shoes.
Let me explain.
My husband, Barry, hates to have our cars valet parked. This has nothing to do with him being cheap. He’s not. It’s all about him having things in his car that he doesn’t want touched, looked at, moved or lost. [...]

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It is gloriously, beautifully, splendidly summer-ish here in New England after a rather l-on-n-g winter and an usually cool spring.
I’m talking 80’s and I’m wearing flip-flops.
The only problem is that I don’t have any summer-ish pants that I like. I do have a couple of pairs of jean capris and some cargo pants, but [...]

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I was watching all 4 of Audrey’s boys at Audrey’s house this morning when I heard myself say something that I cannot believe I said.
Let me set the scene.
William and Alex were running from room to room in a big circle, chasing each other with light sabers. Living room, hallway, dining room, kitchen. [...]

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This morning, Audrey asked me if I could take William and Alex to pre-school while she took Benjamin to an appointment.
“Of course,” was pretty much my answer.  So off I headed to Audrey’s at around 8:15, knowing that I should leave her home at around 8:45 in order to get them to pre-school for the [...]

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