Category Archives: Family

Mark the date. I’ll make the popcorn!

Posted on June 10, 2023 by adriennecohen221

The announcement of new Star Wars releases has me excited — how about you? Continue reading →

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Resolutions, regrets & new beginnings…

Posted on December 2, 2020 by adriennecohen221

It’s the unexpected that is often the most profound; be open to new experiences, and relish life for all its unexpectedness!
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Rituals and memories . . .

Posted on April 19, 2019 by adriennecohen221

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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Today, and 100 Years Ago . . .

Posted on August 11, 2018 by adriennecohen221

Legos are great! But so is history. I learned a little more than a year ago, much to my surprise, that my then eight-year-old grandson is a history buff. Not your ordinary kind of kid who’s interested in the 60s … Continue reading →

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Adulting: The road is a rocky one, but oh so much fun

Posted on August 1, 2016 by adriennecohen221

There are words in a 13-year-old’s vocabulary that make one sit up and take notice. I feel as if I have taken a high intensity two-week course in generational psychology. The gap is real. But it can be bridged. Having a … Continue reading →

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December 7

Posted on December 7, 2015 by adriennecohen221

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 adriennecohen221

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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