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Halloween and The Meaty Hand
Halloween is my favorite holiday but I can’t stand Autumn. It’s a conundrum, a paradox, an absurdity. Sheepishly, disloyally, I place it...
Fern
Oct 26, 20195 min read


Labor Day...Sparkle On
Labor Day, the end of summer, as youthful school years used to dictate. It was back to school for me, a new size uniform; perpetually...
Fern
Aug 31, 20193 min read


Small Town Fair
Over the past weekend I found myself retracing my footsteps of twenty-eight years ago. It’s not hard to do in a small town and I’ve...
Fern
Jul 30, 20192 min read


Fern Chat circa 1990
I thought quite seriously the other evening, as I was leaving for my part time job, that neighbors may be talking. In the past I’d gone...
Fern
Jul 14, 20193 min read


Cracker Barrel and the Hayes Clan
The rain pounds down in slanted sheets and driving demands concentration. My ankles are cold, my toes damp and sticking to the insides of...
Fern
Jul 8, 20193 min read


I Never Expected This
Note: The title was a recent assignment in a writing class I'm taking with author Martha Frankel, "Hats and Eyeglasses: a Family Love...
Fern
Jun 20, 20193 min read


Up Your Sleevie
Years ago I was having lunch with a young man I worked with, at a small eatery on Seventh Avenue in New York. As we waited for our...
Fern
May 28, 20192 min read


The Evolution of Orange Juice
Until the late 1940's, orange juice wasn’t widely available. Small and cute glasses of orange juice were commonplace at breakfast, made...
Fern
May 5, 20193 min read


A Search for Individuality
In the mid-seventies Calvin Klein started smacking his name on jeans, and other designers were not far behind, like Jordache, Guess? and...
Fern
Mar 27, 20193 min read


It's a Great Day for the Irish
March, specifically March 17th, holds many memories for me of St. Patrick’s (never say Patty’s) Day. At the gawky age of thirteen, while...
Fern
Mar 9, 20192 min read


Smile to the Heart
I've attended Qi Gong classes for almost two years, yet often feel I am no closer to understanding the flow, and meaning than when I...
Fern
Feb 23, 20191 min read


Anhinga, King of the Boat House
I’ve been to Florida several times in the past decades, but always near the ocean: Miami Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Hollywood, Boca Raton,...
Fern
Jan 31, 20194 min read


World Books
Proudly, the complete set of World Book Encyclopedias, circa 1974, retained their burgundy luster and flaunted their gold lettered...
Fern
Jan 31, 20193 min read


A Tinsel Tale
I thought a Christmassy blog would be in order. But the subject is so darn big, so dense, so crowded with recall, where does one begin? ...
Fern
Dec 24, 20184 min read


Smile
So, I go to the dentist a few times a year for a cleaning. This mandatory excursion results from having had laser gum surgery a few...
Fern
Dec 1, 20183 min read


Sweater Shopping
I rifled through the long rack of sweaters in Marshalls last week, looking for a sweater that is not acrylic, not frilly, not diaphanous,...
Fern
Nov 30, 20182 min read


I Loathe Squirrels
I loathe squirrels. And I especially enjoy the word loathe, which, to me, feels superior to “hate”, a short, choppy, forthright...
Fern
Oct 26, 20182 min read


Tales of the Southwest: Dennis Hopper's Grave
Breakfast at the Taos Diner II, then on the road to Santa Fe. The diner, a locals' spot, had been alive with the colorful work of local...
Fern
Oct 8, 20181 min read


Tales of the Southwest part 3: Taos
Taos. The English name Taos derives from the native Taos language meaning "place of red willows". During the trip I wrote the least about...
Fern
Sep 5, 20183 min read


Tales of the Southwest, part 2 more Albuq
August 9: Forgot to mention that the evening before, we located the Rio Grande Valley State Park. I hustled down a sandy path to the...
Fern
Aug 29, 20182 min read
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