Category Archives: Celebrations

A ‘Revival of Spirit’

Posted on June 5, 2019 by Adrienne Cohen

This morning I was moved to tears as I watched the 90-minute ABC News broadcast from Portsmouth, England. The 75th Anniversary tribute to D-Day veterans was filled with the kind of pageantry that the British do so well, attended by world … Continue reading →

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Rituals and memories . . .

Posted on April 19, 2019 by Adrienne Cohen

Updated — just a bit — in mid-March 2021, as we begin to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic that has held us all in its grip for the past year! One beautiful early spring day many years ago, while living … Continue reading →

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Under a wandrin’ star…

Posted on January 2, 2019 by Adrienne Cohen

There may be nothing new under the sun, as my grandmother was fond of saying. However, everything on the globe is new to you if you haven’t seen it before. Travel offers infinite possibilities — not only to see, do … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day 2016

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Armed Forces Day. They are, in a sense, the three-legged stool that anchors our union, much in the same way the three branches of government anchor its day-to-day operation. At least, that’s the way it’s supposed … Continue reading →

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A birthday in time

Posted on December 20, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

A few days ago I celebrated my birthday. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say that a few days ago the calendar marked the anniversary of my birth. I am no longer sentimental about birthdays. This one was neither … Continue reading →

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December 7

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

Somewhere in the middle of the Pacific seventy-four years ago, a ship received a radio message to alter its course. The captain of the vessel complied. That vessel and its “cargo” of American servicemen steamed into a port on the … Continue reading →

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Food has little to do with it . . .

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

It’s Sunday, it’s raining, and the chill is seeping into my heart and my soul. The house was filled with the sounds of children and the buzz of adults alternately enjoying and enjoining those same children, or acting like children … Continue reading →

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