One of my earliest memories takes place at the First Church of the Nazarene located in a small mid coast town in Maine. Mom had dropped us children off at Sunday School (this was before the old blue bus began providing pick-ups at the corner of our street). It was a particularly windy and cold…
Month: April 2020
SNOW Mid – April 2020
How do slight anomalies in the weather relate to CoronaVirus? Well, if not for Covid 19 ‘SNOW’ in New England in April most likely would be the “Not So Hot” (pun) topic. Here we are living through a time where all elective surgeries are placed on hold. Included in this category are wart removals but…
Quitting Smoking
Well today marks 119 days of zero nicotine for me. Here’s hoping for many more days, months and maybe even years if I’m lucky, yes lucky. Damage has already been done. I had been putting nicotine and thousands of other dangerous chemicals into my body daily and for about 43 years now, so yes I…
Easter sans Grandparents due to Covid 19 Coronavirus 2020
Today brings Easter – a holiday often shared with grandparents, the large ham dinner, Easter egg hunts, chocolates and jelly beans, marshmallow chicks and finally solemn discussions with the young children on the true meaning of Easter – *hint not about a bunny. While some grandparents are lucky enough to still spend this day with…
“Being Apart of Family” (pun intended) during Covid 19 Coronavirus
Well, here it is week #2 of socially distancing from my 3 granddaughters. Aged 11, 7, and almost 3. The last time we spent actual time together was just about 2 full weeks ago – I drove to their house and all four of us ventured out to a nearby park. Like everyone else at…


