Tag Archives: holidays

Resolutions, regrets & new beginnings…

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Adrienne Cohen

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 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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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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Some of my best friends are . . .

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Adrienne Cohen

I have been thinking lately about that statement. No matter how you finish it off, it somehow sounds wrong, doesn’t it? So why do we keep repeating it? The only way, I think, that statement makes any sense, is if … Continue reading →

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Surviving nature’s fury . . .

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Adrienne Cohen

It’s sobering. Storms come in all sizes, in different forms and at different times. Many are predictable and most are forgettable. But, sometimes, those storms hit close to home and close to the heart. If they don’t impact our neighborhoods … 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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