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Doesn't Cost A Damn Thing
My blog on the curious life of a hospice nurse, writer, riding fool, and hopeless optimist.

Pass the Bacon Bits
Spring in the Hudson Valley is a time of great hope and promise. First, there’s that cold day in late March where the windy rain turns to...
Apr 14, 20244 min read
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Ah Sure, Look
Since my trip to Ireland in January and because my dad’s house there will soon be sold, I have been feeling very Irishy. For example, I...
Mar 3, 20244 min read
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What Pema Chodron Said
It’s February in the Hudson Valley. Last week was Fake Spring. The temperature was fifty something fahrenheit and everyone bobbed about...
Feb 22, 20245 min read
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FitBit, or a Bit Fit?
I was with my sister-in-law last weekend and she had a FitBit. This meant we knew at all times how many steps we had taken towards our...
Aug 6, 20234 min read
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Normal Folk
I won a prize for my latest poetry collection. Winning isn’t everything, I know this. But it’s nice. For a moment you get to feel wait,...
Aug 3, 20234 min read
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Fortunately, I'm Part Mermaid
This summer has been like a game of Fortunately Unfortunately. You know, fortunately it’s Summer at last. Unfortunately, it has rained so...
Jul 25, 20232 min read
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Stop Your Wining
I had a sober Christmas in 2022, as I was on call. It was an interesting challenge to come up with alternatives to alcohol that were...
Jul 1, 20235 min read
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Hanging at Hannafords
It was 12 degrees here the other morning. That’s TWELVE. When I wake up now, I get a tiny thrill out of guessing how cold it might be and...
Jul 1, 20235 min read
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More to Love
Every morning after my first few sips of fortifying coffee, I check my email. Three of my daily emails are: CNN’s top five headlines, the...
Jul 1, 20235 min read
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Flying Home on the Whiskey Bread
You’d be hard pressed to have even the briefest encounter with an Irish person without them telling you a story. Usually a funny story,...
Jul 1, 20235 min read
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