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Saying Goodbye

Posted on 15 April 2022 by Ashleigh15 April 2022

This past week we had to say goodby to our fur kid, Quill, aka Don Quillote de la India Ink. So, for those who weren’t aware, my youngest daughter’s emotional support animal, Quill, has been ill for about a month … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged furkids, letters to the Summerlands, passages

An Elegy for our Boy

Posted on 15 April 2022 by Ashleigh15 April 2022

Elegy to Our Boy   It is so hard to say goodbye.  The end has come.      I knew it would . . .  someday.  Such a good boy; for seven too short years, our Quill, always there for us, … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged animal friends & family, letters to the Summerlands, passages

Ouch!

Posted on 30 June 2019 by Ashleigh30 June 2019

So, 2019 is becoming my year of Ouch. June 28, I had my second Carpal Tunnel procedure done, along with one at the elbow (Ulnar Tunnel). Last year, I had the other wrist done, and it’s healed nicely. This year, … Continue reading →

Posted in family, health | Tagged personal issues

Ah, the pause that refreshes

avatarPosted on 15 June 2019 by Ashleigh16 June 2019

Hello, and welcome back. It’s been a few weeks since I’ve updated here, but our family has been on retreat for most of the past week, in celebration of our youngest spawn’s 31st birthday. We spent the time over on … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged Beacon Rock State Park, camping, Mabon Campout, Scenic Beach State Park, Summerstar

I’m a bit of a wreck right now

Posted on 26 May 2019 by Ashleigh14 July 2019

I miss the days when I didn’t – couldn’t – cry. I’m currently on day four of a crying jag, which began this past week, when my Eldest had to make the painful decision to have their cat, Lila, put … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged pets

Man Who Catalogued Cemetery Given Highest Geneology Award – Middletown, CT Patch

Posted on 23 January 2012 by Ashleigh28 March 2019

Man Who Catalogued Cemetery Given Highest Geneology Award – Middletown, CT Patch As a genealogist, records such as these are invaluable in documenting any number of facts about the people you are researching. I know that over the years I … Continue reading →

Posted in family, genealogy, Noted Elsewhere

Enough

Posted on 1 July 2011 by Ashleigh1 July 2011

I received the following via email from my sister; although I‘ve seen it several times over the years, it’s a poignant reminder. Recently I overheard a Father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged inspirational pieces, life tips

Live like an eighty-year old

Posted on 3 April 2011 by Ashleigh20 May 2019

One day I had lunch with some friends. Jim, a short, balding golfer type about 80 years old, came along with them—all in all, a pleasant bunch. When the menus were presented, we ordered salads, sandwiches, and soups, except for … Continue reading →

Posted in family | Tagged humor, inspirational pieces

All Our Relations

Posted on 25 February 2011 by Ashleigh28 March 2019

thinking of you all — always.

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Posted in family, Noted Elsewhere

All My Relations

Posted on 20 February 2011 by Ashleigh20 May 2019

Several years ago, I received telephone call that, in many ways, changed my life. I didn’t recognize the number in the caller ID, but took the call anyway, instead of letting it go to voice mail as I will often … Continue reading →

Posted in family, genealogy

What is Ashleigh reading today?

Hekate Her Sacred Fires
Hekate Her Sacred Fires
by Sorita d'Este
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories
it was amazing
Ingathering: The Complete People Stories
by Zenna Henderson
Mean Justice: A Town's Terror, A Prosecuter's Power, A Betrayak
really liked it
Mean Justice: A Town's Terror, A Prosecuter's Power, A Betrayak
by Edward Humes
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination
really liked it
The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination
by Robert M. Place
Meeting the Other Crowd
it was amazing
Meeting the Other Crowd
by Eddie Lenihan

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