Author Archives: Susan

My Favorite Possession

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Susan

I was just over two years old when I received the toy that I loved the very most. It came wrapped in a soft white cloth with blue strips. I was told to sit down and carefully hold out my … Continue reading →

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Missed Opportunity

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Susan

“Mom!” shouted Mimi, “Did you know that this Sunday is Mother’s Day?” “What?” I asked as a shot of adrenaline shot through my body. How could it possibly be Mother’s Day already I wondered to myself. My panicked thoughts were … Continue reading →

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Peace and Quiet

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Susan

Somehow, I ended up with a very loud family. (I completely blame my husband for this!) Whenever my growing kids got a little too loud, I may have threatened to run away to the library. To my introverted, quiet-seeking way … Continue reading →

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Hello! Remember me?

Posted on April 7, 2021 by Susan

Hello Friends! It’s been a while since I’ve seriously thought about blogging again. It was such a huge part of my life for so long…and then Facebook came along. It seemed so much simpler to just write a few lines … Continue reading →

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Blogging, Tech Support and Fairy Godmothers

Posted on August 25, 2019 by Susan

One would think that it would be a fairly simple process to start blogging again. Just a bit of time at the keyboard, struggling to write a somewhat interesting story, do a quick scan for grammar, spelling and any other … Continue reading →

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Being Impulsive

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Susan

A little over a year ago, my friend Susan, who lives in San Diego, called me, as she often does. She had read an article in her local newspaper about something called the Coast to Coast Trail in England. She … Continue reading →

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Those Dashing Young Men

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Susan

Note: This is a repost from  November 10, 2011  It seems apt to post it today. When I was about twelve or thirteen, one of my girl friends and I were allowed to take the city bus to Third Avenue.  … Continue reading →

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Magical Fall

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Susan

When I was a young girl, I had come to the conclusion that the magical changing of the leaf colors in autumn was due to the work of an elusive woodland elf. In my mind, his name was Henry. He, … Continue reading →

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The Plants and I

Posted on November 4, 2015 by Susan

I suppose I should admit that I wasn’t always interested in plants. In fact, I did my very best to be somewhere, anywhere, else all those weekend mornings that my dad held reveille at the crack of dawn. Dad had … Continue reading →

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Sheer Joy

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Susan

My fingers have been itching. They want to write again. I look at them and remind them that there’s no time to sit and simply write for the sheer joy of writing. Then I pause a moment, and wonder at … Continue reading →

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