Can you pinpoint the very moment in time that set you on the path to meet a current/former significant other… the moment that forever changed your entire life and legacy?
Think about it, if you will.
This “lifetime” thought began this morning with finding a sample lipstick from a summer event swag bag that I just this [...]

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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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This morning, I woke up to the peaceful sounds of my home and my town.  My husband and I live on a busy street in a small town… so the wonderful sounds of the town were drifting into my open bedroom window.  You know, the early morning bakery deliveries.  The swish of the morning paper [...]

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My Janie is the best. She really is.
You know there’s a “but” in here somewhere, right?
Well, yes, there is…
My Janie is the best. She really is. BUT sometimes she is absent-minded.
Like today.
Janie had an early appointment today that she wasn’t sure how long it would last, so she asked me if I [...]

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Dear Kohler,
I am the grandmother of 7 grandsons.
Count ‘em. 7. Andrew is 5. Jake is 4. William is 3. Alexander is 2. Benjamin is 1. Henry is 12 weeks. And Dylan is 6 weeks.
That’s a lotta… how can I say this delicately… pee.
Yesterday is a wonderful example [...]

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My husband, Barry. This is the hottest man I know. Red-hot kind of hot. Hot before hot was in.
Mr. January? Easy. Cruising down a ski slop in his skivvies. He’s snow-melting hot.
Or Mr. June? Why wear anything?
Let’s roll around to Mr. October. Can you say “big pumpkins”?
OK. [...]

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Have you ever done this?
I did it yesterday.
And I am still cringing.
Oh… PLEASE make the memory disappear.
Barry and I were at a little farm stand, just having the best ‘ol summer time picking out beautiful ripe tomatoes, sun-touched corn, perfect peppers, luscious squash and nice, firm cucumbers.
Maybe it’s the cucumbers that got me into trouble. [...]

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Barry and I spontaneously took off this past Tuesday and headed to Cape Cod, or, as we New Englanders say, “the Cape.” The day was glorious… warm, breezy, beautiful sun in the big old blue sky.
Our plan was to head all the way to the tip of the Cape, to Provincetown, but a 13-mile [...]

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August 14, 1976.
My name changed. My life changed.
The greatest dream that any woman could ever dream came true when you said “I do” 32 years ago today.
You gave me Keith and Adam. You gave me Audrey and Jane. These are beyond gifts. These are miracles.
We began a journey that would give [...]

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Florence Dorothy Couto. My wonderful mother-in-law. Flo passed away this afternoon, and I already cannot imagine life without this marvel of a woman. This bigger-than-life persona. This dynamo of energy.
If ever anyone has left this world with big shoes to fill, it is Flo. My mind is a wandering stream [...]

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