What’s the statute of limitations on stealing crap from your parents’ kitchen when you move out? Nearly 15 years ago, I moved into my first apartment. As I left my dad’s house, I took with me everything in my bedroom, his our copy of the Gingras Family Marriages, and his immersion blender. I cannot for [...]
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Do you know I was never taught that “30 days has September” rhyme as a kid? I’m not very thankful for that. I am thankful for all this, though: My health. I realize this is the best way to ensure that I get lupus by Christmas, but I’ve been really, really healthy this year and [...]
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Okay, I’ve been here nearly a week, but plans changed a little bit over the course of our four-day cross-country drive. To make a long story short, I opted to hang out with my brother rather than blog. Also! There is no internet in our home yet. Blogging on the road or in Oakland would’ve [...]
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So, my new office building is semi-rural Virginia’s answer to Rockefeller Center. The skating rink went live a day or two after Halloween. The big tree is up and the wreaths are hung. The holiday parade and tree lighting went off the day after Thanksgiving. It’s festive as HELL up in there, is what I’m saying. G [...]
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Memere died peacefully on the evening of Pentecost Sunday, surrounded by her children, just after Father O’Donnell delivered her last rites. From the obituary: YVONNE M. GINGRAS — Born May 20, 1927, in Cornwall, the eldest of eight children, to Alfred and Irene Rheaume. She received her early education in Cornwall and later graduated from [...]
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I never found my universal card reader. I suspect it is somewhere on Cape Cod. I bought a new one, which means the old one should turn up any day now. A couple of the snaps I wanted to share: As previously noted, the entire weekend was glorious in a bunch of ways. From Tammy‘s [...]
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The anniversary of Mom’s death is approaching, and I find myself in a very contemplative and emotional place most of the time. As the duties of managing the estate wind down, I find that “moving forward” isn’t quite what I thought it would be. It’s better, mostly. Instead of growing pains, it feels more like self-inflicted turbulence [...]
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Well. It’s not really my love story to tell. For that, I refer you to The Story. (Just so you know, Amy did perfect those cupcakes. I tested a number of them, just to be sure.) This weekend, despite US Airways’s best efforts and with a little luck on the Bourne Bridge, I got to [...]
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It seems we all are these days, to different degrees. Everyone’s got their troubles. I’ve been a bit out of it lately and disinclined to write (which is usually a bad sign — three posts have died that this one might live). There isn’t a whole lot that changes from one day to the next. [...]
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Now that I know two of my four great-grandmothers had Gertrude in their names and hid it, am I obligated to ironically name my first daughter Gertrude? Where the hell was my great-grandfather Whipple before 1930? And what were his parents’ names? Will they trace back to the Mayflower Whipples, or the ones who came [...]
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