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And the idea of going back to Maastricht feels fun, magical. I’m beginning to plan and have invited friends and family who may join in our vow renewal. Is THAT a crazy plan? A destination VOW RENEWAL? Absolutely, yes.
Today I muse joyfully on waiting, on saving, on patience. And while two of these words are actions and one a virtue, they each serve to provide health, contentment and, most importantly, sustainability.
This year, however, upon entering with my bag of donations, rather than asking people about their experiences, I offered my service as a volunteer and was scooped up faster than a Louis Vuitton bag.
But now, it’s time for all of that tactile precipitation to depart, to go away, time for shovels and ice scrapers to disappear.
While I was boarding my flight from San Francisco to Boston last week, I waited in line with a woman who was holding not one but TWO cats in carriers.
Last week I returned from Key West with a new baseball hat and the flu. The hat is cornflower blue, originates from the restaurant Blue Heaven and the flu is dressed in Lily Pulitzer, has a gorgeous tan and sports a big pink coral necklace.
You’ll find a picture with this column where someone at Market Basket changed their mind at the very last minute. They returned the My-T-Fine Lemon Pudding & Pie Filling right at the check out, the final moments of a shopping trip.
Every Saturday, Newmarket’s downtown is alive with vibrant sign holders from noon to 1:00 p.m. Saturday’s protesters included Lindsay Garfield, and her husband Andrew Bowen, both of Lee.
There’s nothing better than a good story, a story that prompts a giggle, a gasp, a pause. Talking story is life at its best, that “expression of endearment,” that trust.