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An Angel on the Diving Board
A couple of years ago, I came across an angel in the First Parish Thrift Shop here in Dover.
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Susan Dromey Heeter is a writer from Dover who recently let her hair go au natural white. Writing has been her passion since her English majoring days at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Dromey Heeter has lived in The Netherlands, Alaska and currently basks in all things New England, including the frigid winters. An avid swimmer, Dromey Heeter’s great passion is to bring back body surfing as most children have no idea how to ride waves without ridiculous boogie boards.
A couple of years ago, I came across an angel in the First Parish Thrift Shop here in Dover.
I asked a friend what her favorite part of the pandemic was. Without hesitation, she remarked, “No night meetings.”
Today I muse joyfully you have a car filled with essentials should your travels require quick thinking, quick stops, quick fun, quick recovery, quick winter.
Today I muse joyfully on taking hot showers, taking long walks, making meatballs, creating crafts and lounging on pillows.
Tom Hanks had Wilson on his island in Castaway. I have my penguins who will stay after I’ve put most of the holiday decor away.
I wish you all a joyful 2021. Seize the day, musers, 2021: a blank slate. How perfect. Stay safe, musers, stay alive, stay curious, stay joyful.
Last week I came across a picture from the early ‘70s of my cousins, my grandmother, her dog and her sister, my great aunt.
And I’m here to let you know my Glamour Don’ts have been stellar during this pandemic.
My mom made whoopie pies – and while she’s been gone for decades now, I feel her next to me as I bake.
Kneading bread, punching down the dough, creating something that not only should be engaged to butter, but should just elope to Vegas.