Bayonne I’m sitting here in my comfy brown chair at 6:18 am looking around at all the boxes that are packed and ready to go. It’s surreal when you’ve spent the last 28 years of your life living in the same location. I remember the day my husband and I took this apartment. I looked …
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Waiting always has a purpose.
Hello and happy winter❄️ I’m not sure where you are reading this from, but here in NJ, it’s been bitterly cold. What’s going on right? Snow in Florida? Five inches?! Things are upside down in this world and lately, I’ve felt pulled into the swirl of it all. I’m ready to settle somewhere coastal, warm …
Firsts…for everything.
November 28,2024 Thanksgiving Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for taking time to visit my blog, today and throughout these last 4 years. I hope you have been encouraged in some way. I’m sitting right now at my son’s home, having early morning coffee listening to a cardinal sing, and It’s beginning to rain. …
Happy Autumn
Bayonne Park Walking each morning with a friend, talking over life’s challenges, here, at this beautiful park is such a gift. Seeing all the beautiful colors as the season changes makes me think about how our lives are constantly changing seasons as well. and how they will always include challenges. It’s part of life and …
God Succours us.
succour assistance and support in times of hardship and distress The other day I was in the parking lot of the Lighthouse diner waiting for my husband so that we could have breakfast together before he heads off to work. He’s helping out for a few weeks during their busy season. We went to the …
A Fence.
Good morning and happy Monday…then again, some do not even like the word “Monday”. These days, Mondays are more pleasant for my husband and I since retirement. Everyone is at different seasons of their lives and we remember very well the busyness and stress of rushing out on Monday mornings, so we are very grateful …
Fuhgeddaboudit
The other day, my newly retired husband and I were having our morning coffee and talking about something, when I said “Fuhgeddaboudit” We Jersey folks do have some fun ways of expressing ourselves at times. I need a cup of “cawfee” is another. Right now I’m sitting on my front porch with my “cawfee”thinking about …
Chapters and Seasons
Our granddaughter’s birth…celebration 😃 Happy June☀️. It’s been a beautiful month so far with sunny days, warm breezes and deep blue skies. (Sounds like a weather report) 😊. Oh yeah…and Ice cream! Our family has had many changes this past year, good ones! But, sometimes we just move from one day to the next not …
Today, May 8, 2024, is Mikaela Vilardo’s Birthday! Welcome, Little One!
As I write this…our first grandchild will be born! We’re waiting for the call now to come and meet her. It’s a surreal and exciting moment for our family. My son Nick (uncle Nick) and my husband (pop pop) just took a ride to pick up “cigars”. It’s a traditional thing for men, new fathers, …
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The Blue and White
Sitting here with my cat, well…one of them, and so grateful for the light shining into my apartment. Today started out gray and gloomy. I almost lost motivation to walk in the park this morning but so glad I did. It’s amazing how quickly we can lose our ground when we miss a day of …
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