The first time I met Lindsay and Brad was in a dentist’s office.  For real!  We sat on little stools huddled around a computer next to all the dental hygiene equipment and talked about the beautiful plans that were in place for their waterfront wedding.  It wasn’t a typical “first date” but nonetheless…I liked them.  […]

My mother-in-law has the most remarkable garden.  So often, when we make the long drive down to visit, we’ll pull up in the driveway to find her knee deep in dirt wearing a giant, over-sized sun hat.  To watch her, you’d think that she was lost in another place…lost among her flowers and wind chimes…lost […]

What can I say…the song tells it all…”I get by with a little help from my friends” {try not to imagine me singing this…it’s painful!!}… Everyone knows that it takes more than just desire to make it in this world…it also takes people who believe in you and believe in the work that you are […]

“Funny how quiet has slipped to our corners Worn all our edges away You are watching, breathing and baiting Wanting and warming and cautiously waiting For some simple signal to creep cross your conscience Uncover redemption and oh, did I mention I carried you down to the St. Lawrence River The banks running dirty, the […]