Work, children, friends, lovers, spouses. . . So much is happening in all of our lives and it all seems to zip along a lot faster than we want. At 90 years young, Regina Brett has a unique perspective on the rhythms of life and how to get back up and dust yourself off after life has… Read more »
Posts By: Mary Kate Cranston
A Solid Sistahood
When I am with my good solid girlfriends — women whom I have known for years and years and years — I know I am blessed. When we get together we may be going on about our children, our hair color, a new diet or some story we heard about on the news, but the under current… Read more »
I, Poet
When I was in high school, I used to write a lot of poetry. I liked the deliberate way of choosing and using words and trying to find the right rhythm of each line. I had a special notebook that I used to write down thoughts and words that I wanted to remember for images in future… Read more »
Moving Day
I received a couple of texts over the weekend from a friend who lives in another city about how he now lives in a new place. I didn’t know he had moved from his home of almost 20 years so I was surprised by his news but I also knew that there was more to the… Read more »
A Positive Saturday Morning
Happy to wake up to a beautiful Saturday morning. . . time to try and undo the knots and tension from the work week. . . Easing into the day by taking deep breaths, stretching and slowly going about my tasks. Today I’m in search of a good solid positive vibe. Last weekend it was… Read more »
Texting, Texting, Texting
You can file today’s post under the category of silly — but true! It’s a slice of life that may be about to arrive in a community near you. Seeing. Eye. People. That’s right. Seeing Eye People. A Seeing Eye Person In Action As in: hold on to me (a person, not a dog) and… Read more »
Aer Lingus — Take Us Away
Ireland’s Scenic Coastline You know when you discover something for yourself and you can’t wait to share it with your friends? Well, that’s the way I feel about Ireland. I haven’t been back to Ireland for years but I will never forget the trip that I made with my husband. Fantastic and magical from beginning… Read more »
Hey, hey! It’s the month of May!
Love this silly and light poem! Celebrate May Day! MAY By Maurice Sendak In May I think it truly best to be a robin lightly dressed concocting soup inside my nest Mix it once, mix it twice, mix that Chicken soup with rice.
Do You Dare?
This past weekend I was determined to slow down and take myself out of being in a state of constant hurry. There is a time when quiet is needed. A time to dare to dream. A time to dare to just veg out. Instead of picking up the newspaper first thing in the morning and digesting… Read more »
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A blog about moving through grief by developing resilience, practicing wellness & finding the wicked funny side of life. Widow. Mom. Writer. Dancer.
