Category: Family Life

  • Summer at the Jersey Shore

    In my hometown of the “Wildwoods,” Memorial Day Weekend KICKS down the door to summer in a single thrust. The population of this barrier island off the southern coast of New Jersey swells from 5,600 to 250,000 in a single weekend as summer homeowners and weekend vacationers literally POUR onto the shore over three waterway…

  • Tribute to a School

    on the occasion of my son’s eighth grade graduation   When you have a brand new baby and your mom dies the first week of kindergarten you never forget the steady presence of Ellen with gratitude lodged in your heart forever   And when that same kindergartener moves to first grade you thank HIS lucky…