From the Heart: Sweet September
September really is a very sweet month, touched with a tad of “bitter” as well. It signals the beginning of so many good things such as a new school year,…
“School Days, School Days, Good ‘Ole’ Golden Rule Days…”
This week, as children throughout Berkshire County went back to school after the long summer vacation, my thoughts traveled back through time. It was more decades ago than I care…
From the Heart: A “Good” Obsession—-Collecting Plates
As obsessions go, collecting plates is one of the best. Collecting primarily white and blue plates is even better, although occasionally a little yellow gets in there, too. Most…
It’s summer in the city (and countryside, too)
Okay folks, we are now into the first week of July. Summer is acting like a race horse, galloping at furious speed down the track. No one wants it to…
Farmers markets and tag sales, yay
[media-credit id=3 align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]New Englanders are hardy people. I love the way no one around here “spazzes out” about the weather. Even in the middle of winter blizzards, New Englanders…
Sobering thoughts on the Boston bombings
[media-credit id=3 align=”aligncenter” width=”300″][media-credit id=3 align=”aligncenter” width=”300″][/media-credit][/media-credit]The first thought that came to mind when hearing about the bombings at the Boston Marathon was that it was another terrorist attack, like…
St. Mark’s, church of my childhood
[media-credit id=3 align=”alignright” width=”225″][/media-credit]This year marks the 100th anniversary of St. Mark’s Church on West Street, a place that remains an indelible part of my entire childhood and is a storehouse…
Easter season sparks memories of Polish traditions from childhood
[media-credit id=3 align=”aligncenter” width=”300″][/media-credit]As Easter draws closer, thoughts drift back to childhood and my maternal Polish grandmother’s kitchen in Westfield, Mass. Brilliantly white curtains, starched and ironed, hung from sparkling…
The gift of time
[media-credit id=3 align=”alignright” width=”300″][/media-credit]Everyone alive knows there are days when just about everything goes wrong. Other days, somebody makes us mad and we tell the person off in no uncertain…
Valentine’s Day memories
[media-credit id=3 align=”alignleft” width=”225″][/media-credit]To get a break from packing away Christmas décor, my husband recently took me to the movies. We saw Les Miserables. It was very powerful and a…