Greetings, dear Reader! I'm going to start this week by saying that I've been remiss. Occasionally, I will encourage you to respond to whatever I've written in a particular week. Whenever anyone replies, I am over the moon. I love connecting with you. From now on, I want you to know that even if I don't send out a formal invitation, please feel free to respond in whatever way moves you. I would truly love to hear from you. A couple of posts ago, I wrote a little bit about bec

Oh, Happy, Warm, Day, dear Reader! Our New England weather has had a typical change over the last week. From snow showers and freezing temps to almost 80 degrees and lots of melting of the five foot snowbanks. Spring really must be around the corner.  In celebration of the sunshine and blue skies, I spent the day in New York City this past Tuesday. I was staying with dear, long-time friends just 30 minutes outside the city. We were on our way and about halfway to our destinat