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stories from the trunk
Old Memories, New Eyes
Cruising up 81 North from Syracuse today, 9/21/25, I thought I'd grab my memory stash and end up dancing through the woods. We had 40...
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Sep 21, 20253 min read
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Florida in the Shadow of Twin Towers, Part 1
October 30th, 2001, while living in South Florida with my contractor husband ,we were shopping at the local Winn Dixie. This grocery store is a cross between Tops Market and Price Chopper here in New York. I held tight to my grocery list (my husband is constantly distracted by things not on the list and other people). I just wanted to shop and go home. We headed towards the check out and while standing in line, my husband announced to me, " Why don't we give her a ride home
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Sep 17, 20255 min read
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Signature, George
My Dad's second name In 2019 when I inherited the family home , I also found the first batch of nearly 68 letters written between my...
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Aug 24, 20252 min read
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Free pastry for a smile
" she slipped a second cookie in the box," We can't sell it anyway!"
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Jan 26, 20252 min read
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My Unsung Hero : Don Laird Jr.
Don worked as site director at Fort Ontario and I drove 45 minutes
to make songs with him
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Jan 14, 20253 min read
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The Gift of the writing of Sun Lee
When I began going through old notes in the trunk at my family home, I gravitated towards Christmas themed ideas first. They seemed the...
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Mar 4, 20232 min read
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