Archives in Category: Me/Family

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Ice Balls

Posted on August 3, 2019

When I was in grade school, an ice ball was what the boys lobbed at the girls on the way home from school. They were harder than snowballs and left a temporary permanent mark if one connected with an uncovered

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Odd

Posted on July 31, 2019

Both Earl and I are only children; you would think that makes us kindred spirits. It doesn’t.

Instead, each of us thinks our way is best. We know the best way to set the table, park a car, handle a

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Why We Came

Posted on July 28, 2019

Every year the extended McDonald Family has a reunion. Nobody seems to know exactly when it started, but I’m guessing it was at least 30 years ago. I remember returning to Lowville for it with my husband and my son

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Lowville

Posted on July 27, 2019

This farming community, nestled in the Black River Valley in upstate New York, was where my great-great-grandfather, William McDonald, settled after leaving Ireland during the Potato Famine of 1845-1849. Legend has it that he walked in from Canada and stopped

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Red Lobster

Posted on July 20, 2019

Today was one of those days when Earl and I zoned out, which meant he didn’t work on real estate projects (Did I mentioned he is still working as a Realtor®?) and I didn’t work on my various volunteer projects.

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Time Alone

Posted on June 22, 2019

I am blessed to spend time alone with each of my grown children. It’s not that I don’t like their partners or friends or live-in cats, but it’s special to have one-on-one time with someone you brought into the world.

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101

Posted on June 21, 2019

Were she alive, my Mother would have celebrated her one hundred and first birthday today. And it would have been in fine fashion. She was always proud to be born on the longest day of the year, although I’m not

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Next Chunk

Posted on February 26, 2018

Seven weeks from now, my son Kevin and I shall be in Boston; he to run the oldest marathon in the world, me to offer support. Seven weeks is also the length that my radiation sessions took.

Between

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It’s a Puzzle

Posted on February 18, 2018

Earl and I often pass the winter days doing jigsaw puzzles; they play to our strengths.

By that, I mean we each have our own way of seeing things: politics, religion, philanthropy. In fact, if you know what

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Diversion

Posted on January 28, 2018

I don’t visit the radiation oncology department on weekends, but the specter of my week day routine still exists. Which is why it’s great to have Buddy visiting for three days. It’s hard to believe he leaves tomorrow

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