Finally, after fourteen days without so much as a verbal peep, I finally spoke to my son Ben on the telephone. Yesterday I heard his voice with my own two ears and got the confirmation that he’s settled in and loving camp. His initial homesickness is so “two weeks ago,” and now we’re all about … Continued
Extra! Extra! Read All About It… I’m sending a huge, unpolished THANK YOU to Laurie from Maine Camp Experience for tracking me down after reading my Camp Blog Part ONE: 5 Things I’ve Been Doing Instead Of Packing The Trunks. Laurie asked if I would be interested in writing a personal memoir of my childhood summer … Continued
It’s often difficult for me to remember what I did yesterday, or five minutes ago for that matter. Oddly enough, when it comes to remembering my experiences as a camper in Harrison, Maine that spanned over a seven summer period starting at the young age of eight, nothing could be more clear. Crystal clear actually. … Continued
I don’t know a lot about Astrology but I do know that some of my personality traits must have a thing or two to do with my sign. Virgos by definition, are often known to be analyzers who think things through. Being an analyzer is one thing, but I might be one of those people … Continued
In my unpolished time, if I’m not eating or exercising or trolling the Internet late at night, I’m watching television. It’s one of my favorite guilty pleasures. You name the show and it’s likely I already watch it or it’s on my Must Watch Next List. About a month ago I got a tip about a … Continued
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW… There were three of us in the car heading South on I-95 to the airport this morning. There were only two of us in the car heading North on I-95 approximately ninety-seven minutes later. The whole thing is still such a blur. I suppose the double dose of the anti-anxiety … Continued
Okay, so I got the trunks packed. Yes, getting all the crap together in preparation for packing the trunks was the biggest pain in ass ever but honestly, once that part was done the act of actually putting the shit into the trunks wasn’t that bad. I mean, it’s not rocket science. Believe it or not, … Continued
It would take forever to type the countless quotes about how everything in life changes and nothing stays the same. To some degree the famous sayings are all true. However, as I grow up one thing does remain, and that is the love I have for my Dad. Last June I published the blog titled, … Continued
In 1981 I was given the gift of Sleep-away camp. For six summers after that, the gift kept on giving. Without a shadow of a doubt, the weeks of Sleep-away camp were by and large the greatest times of my entire childhood. As unpolished as I may be, I can honestly say that most of … Continued
A few weeks ago I attended a dinner party with a bunch of women to celebrate a friend’s 40th birthday. Over the course of the meal we talked about a million and one things. Kids, spouses, camp, work, school, jewelry, current events, health and wellness, and food and fashion just to name a few. … Continued
