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Lest We Forget
Prompted By Beaches
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2024 is the 80th anniversary of D-day, the joint Allied invasion on the beaches of Normandy to liberate France from the Nazis.
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Jones Beach, Beach 4
Prompted By Beaches
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I haven’t written here for a long time, but I couldn’t resist penning my memories of trips to Jones Beach in the 1950s. Excitement mounted when mom informed me and my little brother that we were going to the beach. We ran around in circles, chasing each other and laughing, til Dad yelled at us…
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Rolling on a River
Prompted By Surprises
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I had a vague familiarity with the digeridoo and some of the paintings. What to expect?
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What a Doll!
Prompted By Collecting
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I found myself being seduced by hand-crafted dolls from different lands over the years, finding serendipitous treasures in flea markets, souvenir shops, street vendors, and craft markets.
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A Day on the Bay
Prompted By Boats
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It promised to be a busy weekend. Sally had invited her dad to Oakland for Fleet Week and the dance card was full with things a veteran from the greatest-generation might like: a visit to Alameda Naval Station, the Blue Angels flyovers, a Bay cruise.
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The “Duke of Edinburgh”
Prompted By Boats
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I just KNEW that the idea would have pleased her no end
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Ethel and the Turkey Leg
Prompted By An Unforgettable Person
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Ethel and the Turkey Leg Since my friend Ethel died recently at the age of 85, I’ve been thinking about what made her such a special soul. Ethel and I met in the 1980s at Jane Addams, the South Bronx vocational high school where she taught cosmetology and I ran the school library. Like…
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Island Life
Prompted By Boats
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I know how lucky we are to own the home that we do on the island of Martha’s Vineyard, seven miles off the coast of Cape Cod. (Holmes Coffin House.) It is well-situated in the Historic District of Edgartown. We walk to almost everything. But getting to the island can be challenging, particularly this season,…
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