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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If it is true that the pleasure of love is in loving… then my pleasure in life has just been multiplied beyond measure!
Yesterday morning, at 10:49 am, our newest little grandchild entered our world!
Our hearts and arms and souls welcome beautiful and healthy Dylan Joseph. 8 lbs. 3 oz. Dylan is the baby brother to [...]

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So night before last I’m sitting at the busy bar of a hot, hip club in New York City talking to a cute, well-dressed, direct-eye-contact sort of guy who was born in 1976 and has developed a love of vodka martinis, straight up with 2 olives, along with a curious interest in the manners and [...]

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Oh, boy.
And I mean “Boy” with a capital B.
And my morning began with such promise…
The New England humidity had broken. The early morning sky was baby blue and filled with whispy, innocent clouds. The sun offered such warmth and delight. My husband and I took a brisk, dawn-inspired walk though our little [...]

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