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Dreams, a Feather, and Sandwiches

While finally tending to the ancestral graves in Dunkirk this year, there was a seagull’s feather on that of my Grandparents on my Mother’s side. This has always been a sort of symbol or sign for me, but this is the only one I’ve ever seen that was...

Reunion

Went to the Buffalo River Works to connect up with old classmates from D’Youville. It was the first time I saw more than one person from my class and or someone I knew. It was getting to the point I was remembering alums from much older eras at yearly events...

Zig-Zagging into Spring

Not uncommon, the weather has been teasing with warm days, then cold ones. There was less than a week between using the furnace and the air conditioner (and then back again). The big thing I’m looking forward to is spending time outside like in the last couple...

A Bittersweet Christmas for a Bittersweet Year

It was the first time we had Christmas alone, just Mer and I. As with this Thanksgiving, we had a blizzard that changed all our plans, postponing parties and such. (We’ve gotten blizzards like this every 8-10 years or so, but twice in one year?) It was quiet,...