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May 21, 2012 – 9:09 am | 8 Comments | 52 views

This has been “a long and winding road,” and in the four years we have been doing this blog, we have had a grand time! We have made many friends, ticked off a few people with our politics, and had our say on a multitude of issues. There comes a time, however, when the road ends or takes a new …

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Of Angels and Peace

December 6, 2011 – 10:42 am | 4 Comments | 2 views
Of Angels and Peace

“We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing one another.”~~~author unknown.
As a Catholic child I was raised in the Church when Masses were still in Latin, and reverence was a mighty force. We were taught by the nuns that each of us has a guardian angel sent by God to watch …

UNCLARIFIED BUTTER: MY CHILDHOOD CONFUSION

October 18, 2009 – 11:33 am | 25 Comments | 3 views
UNCLARIFIED BUTTER: MY CHILDHOOD CONFUSION

I was such an innocent kid. But then aren’t all children until they reach an age of reasoning and ponder some reflections of their youth? Some reflections bring a smile, some a shudder and some just have me shaking my head. Here are a few of my reflections:
My mother: An intelligent woman of style, class and grace. But mothers leave …

Beware the Ides of March!

March 5, 2009 – 12:24 pm | 7 Comments | 0 views
Beware the Ides of March!

All my intellect tells me that being superstitious is absurd. Still, there is something about the month of March. First, here in Pennsylvania, March weather can put you in the throes of physical discomfort with snow one day, rain the next, then sunshine and hints of warmth and then cold that pries its way into your bones. It is a month …

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