Owen has clocked us. Whereas I used to have one grandmother clock in the dining room that I got from my first husband as a second anniversary gift — received while I was in the hospital during my long, long… Read More ›
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TIME AND TIME AGAIN
As kids, we can’t imagine getting old. I suppose that’s normal, especially in this society where young people have very few experiences with elders and are not taught to respect or admire their accomplishments. I didn’t have any living grandparents…. Read More ›
WHEN SUDDENLY, IT’S TOO LATE – Marilyn Armstrong
There are family issues that go on for years. Many years and in some cases, generations. Yet somehow, you are sure that one day, it’ll get fixed. One day you realize no, it won’t get fixed. Time has run out…. Read More ›
MUSINGS ON TIME – BY ELLIN CURLEY
Recently I’ve been more aware of the passage of time in several different ways. Since quarantine began, every morning when I look in the mirror and start brushing my teeth, I think, “I remember yesterday morning when I did the… Read More ›
LET’S BE TWELVE AGAIN — Marilyn Armstrong
Someone asked me what I would do if I were twelve again. Twelve. A little too young to be a teenager, too old to be a ‘child.’ It’s the middle-age of childhood. There might be a few things I could… Read More ›
WINTER SOLSTICE DINNER TIME FOR BIRDS – Marilyn Armstrong
Winter Solstice – Time for Dinner It was not a day for taking pictures of birds. It has been pouring all day. Even at midday, it was dark outside. I have taken so many pictures over the past month, there… Read More ›
TIME IN HAND AGAIN: SQUARE FOR BECKY B – Marilyn Armstrong
Time in My Palm – Square for Becky B Time in my hand again, this time the gold watch. Also an Elgin, but not an Elgin-Waltham. I get confused about who owned which company and when. Companies bought each other, consolidated…. Read More ›
TIME IN HAND: A SQUARE FOR BECKY B – Marilyn Armstrong
HOLDING TIME – A Square for Becky B Time in your hand? I used to collect old pocket watches, but over the years, I’ve given many of them away to people who could afford to repair them. It’s very hard to… Read More ›
FROM BUD TO BLOSSOM: TWO SQUARES FOR BECKY B AND A FLOWER FOR THE DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
From Bud to Blossom and Flower of the Day The interval between the fullness of a bud and the opening of the blossom is a time for the season. The Christmas cactus continues to bloom and our time is cactus… Read More ›
TIME AND TIME AGAIN: ANOTHER SQUARE FOR BECKY B – Marilyn Armstrong
TIME AND TIME AGAIN – A New Square for Becky B All the old mills had clock towers and this is an old mill valley. You can’t always read the faces clearly. Some are too high up and sometimes, my… Read More ›
HARVEST MOON: A SQUARE FOR BECKYB #7 – Marilyn Armstrong
MOON TIME – A New Square for Becky B Before we had calendars, the moon was our calendar. The month was new when the moon was new and was growing old when the moon began to wane. At month’s end,… Read More ›
TIME FOR LUNCH: A SQUARE FOR BECKYB #6 – Garry Armstrong
Time for Lunch – A New Square for Becky B Buy a new car? Get a free lunch. Miss Mendon is a restored 1950s Worcester dining car, so where else should it live except in the middle of Worcester County,… Read More ›
