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My introduction to Bernadine was back in Trinidad just after I was born. I don’t remember this but Bernie told me that when I was brought home from the hospital she was so upset that I had usurped her role as the baby of the family the she would walk over to my crib andContinue reading “Requiem for our Bernadine”

Dear Sweet Boy,  What a joy the last year has been. Your vocabulary is exploding and you can now express many of your thoughts. You say entire babbly sentences with some identifiable words. You say “cold” and give me your tiny hands to warm up or “hurt” when you bump your head, or “pizza” whenContinue reading “On Turning Two”

Karson  He didn’t look like an angel. He looked like a big, formidable young man with a ponytail and enormous calves whom I would have nothing in common with; but being fellow pilgrims I said “Buen Camino” as I walked by on the mountain trail that late August morning. He replied with the same customaryContinue reading “A Teacher’s Tale -Part 1”

The teenager upstairs tearfully knocks on my door with a tiny white fluff of fur nestled in her hand. Her boyfriend just gifted a precious kitten to her for Valentine’s Day and her mom had quickly vetoed the idea of her keeping him. Could I please keep him? She would babysit anytime, please please please? Continue reading “Ode to Simon”

We didn’t know how much we missed him till he showed up. He smiles and jumps when you walk into his room. He has this bouncy dance he does as he holds on to his bed rail; the happiest prisoner, bouncing his body up and down; no judgment just joy at being noticed. He is a bundleContinue reading “Saturday’s Child’s First Birthday”

Back in the 1970’s in Queens Village we looked soooo forward to having a snow day. A snowy, cold day off from school was glorious. If it was snowing even a little we’d get up early and listen to the radio, hoping for those fateful 5am words, “All New York City Schools are closed today.” We never foundContinue reading “Snow Day!”

I started bagging up my work clothes this month. 2024 is going to be the year of change. Change of career and change of residence and change of attitude. We’re moving to a new home(s) and planning on jockeying back and forth to follow the sun and the kids. Yes kids, I plan on seeing muchContinue reading “Magna cum Laude”

I embark on a solo trip to Hawaii with trepidation. What am I thinking going all by myself? How will I manage? Who will I hike with? talk to? eat with? The answer (spoiler alert) turned out to be me. The first step is the airplane. I pack a backpack with a few essentials forContinue reading “Table for One”

Indian Arrival Day is celebrated in Trinidad to commemorate the arrival of the Indentured Indians to the island.  They came from various parts of India looking for a new start, to make some money, because they were duped, or perhaps an escape.  I jokingly refer to the day that our family arrives for our annualContinue reading “Indian Arrival Day ✿(♥‿♥)✿”

I fly into Miami to the fabulous house in Kendall for a visit.  It was the trophy of the family and the symbol of success – A big pool with a Chattahoochee lanai and a screened in porch; a living room and dining room, we almost never used, and a family room off the kitchenContinue reading “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”