“Weather wise, it’s such a lovely dayJust say the words and we’ll beat the birds down to Acapulco BayIt’s perfect for a flying honeymoon, they sayCome fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away” This was the soundtrack of his life. My dad reveled in listening to the Great American Songbook, in particular Frank Sinatra. […]
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As a kid, I remember enjoying amusement park rides – the height, speed and spinning made for hours of laughter and gleeful screams. I sat alongside my sister at the very tip of the Buccaneer, in Keansburg Amusement Park, anticipating fun. Painstakingly, I watched as the empty seats were filled one by one, by one,
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My mother is selling her house! The address is the second longest I’ve ever had. We moved quite a bit when I was younger. The abovementioned dwelling was my sixth. I lived there for 16 years. My mom has been there for almost 43 years. She and my father purchased it and decided they would
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When I was young I brought a dog home. I was walking from grammar school and a family was giving away puppies – (sounds odd but this is not fake news, merely childhood). Anyway, I found it completely normal at the ripe age of 9 to take the hound with me and hope for the
I went to visit my daughter in college this past weekend. It is always an exciting trip out west, (it’s actually only 95 miles from my home – a straight shot out Route 78). The excursion normally starts early on a Saturday, (9, 10 am or thereabouts). There is a palpable energy circulating as I
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Seeing that towel draped over the banister is always a hard way to wake up during these unforgiving March mornings. Then, there is another very red and extremely tattered towel that greets me in the bathroom. She always uses these two when she comes home. The red one has been with her since she was
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CONGRATULATIONS to our FIRST EVER Photo Contest Winner – Daisy, an English Springer Spaniel, from New Jersey. She is 13.5 years old and loves hanging out in her back yard, eating any & all dog treats, hanging with her owner Teresa M., and being a genuine goofball! Three Facts about English Springer Spaniels: Three Facts
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Eighteen days into the new year, I am thinking about community, specifically how do we maintain it? How do we ensure that the relationships that are the bedrock of our lives are symbiotic in nature? How do we determine what relationships are no longer nurturing, but instead debilitating? How do we know what needs to
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Welcome to the first edition of The Pear Tree Project Newsletter – The Bartlett! Our story began in June 2023; the idea to begin a community inspired by photography, writing and human connections. Since then, we have been determined to create an environment where our community of experiences are not rated nor rewarded based on
Cultivating Creativity and Connection in our Community! Read More »