Picture this – you’re walking along in your day, somewhere, anywhere, and you look down to find a single, softly rounded stone that stands out from the rest. The rock has been painted and placed lovingly in your path with a message that seems to resonate with you in that exact moment in time, like […] Read more »
As white winter recently wiped out the vista of a bleak landscape along the shores of Buzzards Bay, it becomes the season to expect and look for the arrival of the migratory snowy owl. The ghostly image and camouflaged appearance confirms the timing of atmospheric phenomena that dominate our daily habits and perspective. Their migration […] Read more »
On January 13 as the luncheon was cleared away and the members of the Sippican Woman’s Club in Marion settled in to to hear their guest speaker, millions of people throughout the world were being ripped off, scammed, or having their identity stolen. That’s why Robin Putnam, research and special projects manager for the Massachusetts […] Read more »
There’s a new dog in town, and he’s already made a name for himself at the Plumb Library in Rochester. ‘Amos the Greyhound’ is a special dog trained and certified as a therapy dog that has brought comfort and smiles to local nursing homes in the past. But what Amos and his owner, Holly Abramson […] Read more »
Being a 1950-60 striper addict with a beach buggy (and with 2016 ambulatory issues), the following essay is from a grandfather’s heart and from Bourne Oaks Retirement Community for older people with small dogs and a bingo habit. The community is 30 minutes from my Marion family – Steve, Dyan, Emma and Ben. Our son […] Read more »
If there’s anything I’ve learned as an imperfect person living an imperfect life, and as an imperfect mother raising my imperfect son in an imperfect world full of other imperfect people, is to try not to judge others. Perfection in this physical dimension of linear time and space pretty much exists only as a concept. […] Read more »
As a birdwatcher, have you ever seen a raven? Not as frequently sighted along Buzzards Bay, the raven is at least twice as big as the similar-looking common crow or fish crow, with a different sounding guttural croak, often seen high overhead while nesting in elevated trees or roosting on narrow ledges of rocky cliffs. […] Read more »
A writer needs a healthy combination of inspiration and imagination. For this writer, it is first and foremost inspiration because my imagination has never been one of flourish, color, texture and taste. Nor would I trust my imagination to weave such fantastic tales as those which real life can and will provide. But I can […] Read more »
Plunging into the frigid cold water in the wintertime might appear as a one-time-only item on the bucket list of some people, but there are actually people – some of them your own neighbors – who have made the annual Freezin’ for a Reason New Year’s Day Polar Plunge a yearly tradition. Take the Fagan […] Read more »
The term “new normal” didn’t hold much meaning for me until my full-speed busy schedule came to an abrupt halt due to an injury. My new normal is being able to attend to personal hygiene unassisted, getting in and out of a car from the passenger side unassisted, and lots of sitting, sitting, and more […] Read more »