Words Matter

LIVING WITH NO CANCER

LIVING WITH NO CANCER “What made you have such a voice from this diagnosis compared to the first one?” my friend, Julie T. asked me as she was inte...

An older woman with short hair, smiling, her arm around a young boy with short hair, leaning into her, smiling.

DEAREST MICHAEL

CHICKEN SOUP W MATZO BALLS While I was busy getting my barn ready for Jay’s Junk’s visit, I came across three old cookbooks. For a while I was sort...

A GOOD LEGACY

A GOOD LEGACY Yesterday, I woke up with the glorious anticipation of today. Jay’s Junk is arriving at 11:00am and I had to get ready. As I contempl...

WHAT’S THE POINT

WHAT’S THE POINT “(Insert name here) broke her neck, she’s in the hospital..” This is a text from a friend of mine. She and I have the pleasure of ...

TOOL POWER

TOOL POWER I woke up a few weeks ago with this urge to buy a drill. This probably sounds absurd to hardware enthusiasts, male and female, but hardw...

SENSE OF URGENCY

SENSE OF URGENCY Do you ever look around your house at all of your stuff that seemed so important when you purchased it and say to yourself, what w...

STRIPPED AND BARE

STRIPPED AND BARE There is an intense feeling of simultaneous vulnerability and power when you go through a double mastectomy and reconstruction. A...

THE DAY AFTER

THE DAY AFTER July 4th in Bristol, RI every year is like a wedding. Like an engagement, the planning begins the day after the event and goes full t...

NINE VOLT BATTERIES

NINE VOLT BATTERIES What is funny about my breast cancer experience is that I completely forget that I have had cancer twice in three years. It was...

THREE MONTHS TODAY

THREE MONTHS TODAY Remember when you (if you) had your first baby and she or he turned THREE MONTHS? The change of language happened swiftly. “How ...

HOT FUDGE SAUCE

HOT FUDGE SAUCE If I close my eyes, I can see the almond color refrigerator. I think it was a side by side, but I can’t imagine it was in the late ...

THE BEACH AND ME

THE BEACH AND ME Finally after a super busy week and a very successful garden tour yesterday complete, I had today, this perfect summer Sunday to g...