Bubbles and Trouble

May turns to June and we find ourselves embracing summer vacations, swimming, picnics, watermelon and so much more. As I reflect upon summer’s past, especially when my daughters were young, so many memories come to mind. And one of my favorite is the time we’d spend...

Shining Moments

Seeing a flag waving in the breeze brings a lump to my throat and a tear to my eye. Freedom. It comes with a price. It was many years ago that I first felt the bigger than words gratitude. Sitting there in the auditorium of the small elementary school in the Catskills...

Shining Moments

The bands marched with precision as they proceeded down the street in front of our home in Saugerties, NY. I had the best seat of all and as I watched the Memorial Day parade. Flags all over the place. Then they stopped at the corner. Right in front of our house at...