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Category Archives: Vermont
Reid’s Barn, A Hint Of What’s To Come
I often mention that I’m working on a memoir when I publish a post here. I’ve been thinking that it’s time to share a little bit of what I’ve been working on. The following piece will most likely be included … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, family, Fear, Life, Memoir, Navigating Through Life, Vermont, wonderings
Tagged Anxiety, fire, Ghosts, loss, Moving Forward
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Home
“Home is not where you have to go but where you want to go; nor is it a place where you are sullenly admitted, but rather where you are welcomed – by the people, the walls, the tiles on the … Continue reading
Posted in Childhood, family, Life, The Sea, Travels, Vermont
Tagged Anxiety, Brockamour Manor, Canada, Home, love, New York City, Niagara-On-The-Lake, The Beach, The George Bernard Shaw Festival
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Meltdown: What Happened After A Recent Trip And How Not To Let It Happen Again
It’s Tuesday. I just walked in the house after a six-hour plane trip from Vermont. It was a fast paced and emotion filled trip seeing friends, family members and revisiting old haunts. I’m tired, but before I can sit down … Continue reading
Posted in family, Friendships, Memoir, Mental Health, Navigating Through Life, Time, Travels, Vermont, Writing
Tagged Angels, Anxiety, Inner Critic, love, meltdown, Panic Attacks, Time-out, trust, writer's block
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Zed and Mousse
It’s been a lovely week. The weather has been astounding with redbud and dogwood popping out overnight in the warmth and humidity that has more in common with early June than March. My brother, Zed, is visiting from Vermont. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Animals I Love, Childhood, family, Gratefulness, Memoir, Vermont
Tagged ADD, Anxiety, Service Dogs
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Spring Fever
Spring seems to be upon us here in Virginia. Daffodils, Winter Jasmine and Witch Hazel are splashing the still brown land with yellow. Next month forsythia will follow. I wrote the following poem remembering what spring, particularly March, was like … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Travels, Uncategorized, Vermont, wonderings
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