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My son Alex and I were driving home from the beach when we passed a landscaping crew working on a property. It looked as if they were trimming back some shrubs. I watched as one of the workers struggled to drag a large barrel filled with yard debris down the gravel driveway. He was usingContinue reading “NEGATIVITY FAIRY”

“There’s something about that flower that just makes me smile.” I said to my son Alex as we walked past the pot of orange day lilies on our deck as we headed for the garden. Alex nodded. “They’re pretty.” He agreed. “They’re more than just pretty.” I argued as I opened the garden gate. “TheyContinue reading “SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER”

My son Alex and I were sitting on our back deck having our morning coffee and tea when out of the corner of my eye I saw something moving in our garden. “Did you see that?” I asked as I set my cup on the table and got up to investigate. “I think it’s oneContinue reading “GARDEN BANDIT”

My sister Liz was going to be in New York to sing with a group at Carnegie Hall and had invited me into the city to stay with her for a few days. I hadn’t been in the city since she moved out of her high rise apartment there six years ago and moved SouthContinue reading “NEW YORK, NEW YORK”

“Hey, can you do me a favor?” Alex asked as he came into the living room where I was sitting on the couch doing some needlepoint. “Sure. What do you need me to do?” I put my needlepoint down on the cushion next to me and looked over at him. “I’m not getting my hairContinue reading “NOT A BARBER”

“Do you want to go check the garden?” My son Alex asked as we sat on the back porch enjoying a warm spring evening. I sighed and rolled my eyes. “Not really.” I had somehow become the head gardener in our one year old garden. My husband Steven had put in a HUGE, and IContinue reading “RELUCTANT GARDENER”

I walked in the front door, dropped all my bags on the chair in the living room, and saw my son Alex walking down the hallway. “Well, that certainly was a long day at work.” I complained as I tossed my keys in the basket on the kitchen counter and headed for the couch. “SorryContinue reading “RESTING MY EYES”

My son Alex and I were driving down the road when I noticed a line of trees draped in blooming wisteria vines. “Oh… isn’t that beautiful!” I said as I pointed to the clusters of purple flowers covering dozens and dozens of pine trees along the side of the road. “Quick! Roll down your window.Continue reading “WISTERIA SEASON”

My son Alex had been spending some time on the back deck when I heard the back door open. “It’s beautiful outside.” He called. I could hear the sound of something being put in the kitchen sink. “Dishwasher’s clean!” I called back. “Okay, thanks.” I was sitting on the couch, working on my laptop, whenContinue reading “LIGHT READING”

“Sing us a song you’re the piano man…” I sung in the phone when my sister Liz picked up. She started to laugh. “Okay, so I’m not a very good singer.” I laughed to myself. “But did you know Billy Joel’s 100th concert at Madison Square Garden is going to be shown on TV tonight?”Continue reading “PIANO MAN”