Monthly Archives: May 2015

MY OBSESSION

Posted on May 31, 2015 by

dThe day before we left Warsaw we were walking down the block with our hostess Anya when we passed a vegetable stand. There was a display of bright red tomatoes, and I said to my wife, “Honey, look at those … Continue reading →

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BACK IN THE USSA

Posted on May 25, 2015 by

I wanted to call this post “They got dogshit too,” but I’ve grown less prone to be shocking (or vulgar) in my old age. So a pun on the old Beatles song will have to suffice. Years ago, in 1980 … Continue reading →

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THE WILD BLUE YONDER

Posted on May 14, 2015 by

The countdown is on, eleven and a half more hours before our LOT flight to Warsaw takes off from Kennedy. My heart is all aflutter. I haven’t even packed yet, but I did do the last laundry, and I have … Continue reading →

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I HAVE A PHOTOGRAPH

Posted on May 10, 2015 by

It’s mother’s day again, and of course it makes me think about my mother. She died in the summer of 1977; it will be 38 years this July. I think of her often, not only on Mother’s day. But sometimes … Continue reading →

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THE YANKS ARE COMING!

Posted on May 7, 2015 by

My wife and I are flying to Poland a week from today, and that will be the third time I’ve been in Europe. We are going to her nephew’s first communion, in Danusia’s hometown of Kalisz. Kalisz is a few … Continue reading →

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SPRING AGAIN!

Posted on May 2, 2015 by

One of the first jobs I was offered as a free lancer last year was cleaning up a deck for my friend Anne. It was after she’d read one of my blog posts about losing my job. Since then, I’ve … Continue reading →

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