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Every year, about mid-November, when you start to see naked trees and feel that certain something in the air, do you say to yourself, “Man, I can’t wait for it…
There’s a meme going around Facebook that says: “You know you’re old when you drive around and say, ‘I remember when all this was forest.’” As if I needed yet…
By Amy McGarry When I was a child in the early ‘70s, my family had a vast collection of vinyl record albums and 45s. I was taught from a young…
Remember when you were a kid and time seemed to go by so slowly? You felt like you were nine years old in the third grade forever. You were always…
By Amy McGarry Going down the rabbit hole refers to getting deeply involved in something, often something complex or confusing. That’s an apt description of me looking into why Easter…
by Amy McGarry With a last name like McGarry, it makes sense that I have always embraced all things Irish. As a child, though I didn’t know why, I wished…
by Amy McGarry It’s that time of year. New year, new beginnings. A fresh start. Resolutions to do better, be better. It seems like everyone makes New Year’s resolutions. I…
By Amy McGarry It’s that time again! Even before Thanksgiving, in some stores, right after Halloween, the aisles are filled with a plethora of Christmas decorations. Some of you…
The year was 1987. The season was spring, the season of graduations. We had rehearsals. Girls chose boys to walk with. We sent out invitations. As I collected my cap…
I am the youngest of six sisters and one brother, all significantly older than me. Yes, I can hear the collective “oops” from you, readers. The benefit to having much…
