February is the worst, isn’t it? It’s like Narnia under the White Witch – always winter and never Christmas. I mean, think about it. Winter, in these parts anyway, starts around November or December. You’ve got Thanksgiving and all that “over the river and through the wood” stuff. Obviously, if […]
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
About a million years ago, shortly after I moved to Rochester, and long before I met Husband, I dated this guy. One weekend, when someone was visiting from out of town, the whole family congregated in Buffalo for Sunday dinner. The entire family had been, in essence, born and raised […]
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Memorial Day weekend means two things these days, the more anticipated being the beginning of the summer season, with all the red-white-and-blue sales and the picnics and the opening of pools that go along with that. Of course, Memorial Day is also a day of observance, a day set aside […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
I was heading out the other morning when I heard the news report: a fatal accident, with an unidentified male, in the vicinity of my son’s home. I didn’t think much of it, only that I should call my son today, once I was sure he was up. I hadn’t […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes
The seventh-grade boy was fourteen and autistic. His mother had put him on the bus as usual one winter morning, but he didn’t come home after school. The authorities were called, and a description of the young man was given to the media. Police searched wooded areas around the school […]
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes