Tag Archives: connections

Waiting for the Sun

Posted on April 10, 2024 by daeja's view

So many of us get excited by celestial phenomena, and I’m mostly on that train, having repeatedly found myself shivering in my nightgown while standing on a back deck covered in snow – at 2:30 am in sub-freezing temps – … Continue reading →

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Unbridled Joy

Posted on April 2, 2024 by daeja's view

Last week a friend and I made plans to go out for a short walk. I waffled about taking my dog Rudi with me, as I had errands to run afterwards and having him with me would inhibit completing them … Continue reading →

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Looking for Bessie

Posted on August 5, 2023 by daeja's view

“Her name was Bessie”. That’s the only thing my father told me about his paternal grandmother, and that was only after I asked him about my great-grandparents. He mentioned there were a couple of uncles, both of which disappeared “I … Continue reading →

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Same Time Next Year

Posted on January 4, 2012 by daeja's view

For about the last seventeen years or so, my family and I have been invited to a New Year’s Day brunch at the home of a wonderful couple.  They tend to invite a core of their same friends year after … Continue reading →

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