90 Years of Love: A Tribute to my Mom on her 90th birthday
On Saturday, we had the remarkable opportunity to celebrate my mom’s 90th birthday. The party was held at the Kinton Grange, and it was truly special—filled with friends, family, laughter, and deep gratitude. My nieces, Megan and Janelle, went to extraordinary lengths to make the space look beautiful and festive, and everyone left well fed, […]
Celebrating 85 years of love
“You’re stronger than you realize.” In truth these words apply to pretty much all of us at some time or another. Life has a way of battering, testing and breaking us down…if we let it. But more than 30 years ago I shared those words with my mom when she was going through a very […]
Saying goodbye to Aida
As we go through life, we have the opportunity to meet, interact, work and in some cases live with an amazing variety of people. Many – if not most – fade from your memory, into mental obscurity, unless there is an event or reminder that brings their memory back. But there is that unique minority […]
Celebrating George’s Life and Saying Goodbye
It wasn’t a bad dream. There was no nightmare to wake up from. It is all real. So very real. Today and tonight was an opportunity those of us who were George’s friends and family to gather and celebrate his life, and all that he brought to those he touched. I can’t say enough how […]
