I’m product of the mill As they are of me— We’re interwoven, Like cotton, wool, and lace Spun by young women Standing at looms Long hours, Regardless of their time of the month …migraines… Or unrelenting pregnancies…. They’re ancestral sisters Who believed themselves ‘ lucky’ To tend machines That produced such fine material For…
I walked back in time, today, to confront my childhood. Specifically, I went to St Mary’s church, on the hill, overlooking the valley (or at least parts of Crompton.) I was there at the invite of Fr. Doug (priests don’t use their last names anymore, in a presumed move to be more approachable.) Or they’re…
Many of you will do what we did…search high and wide, for that retirement home. You’ll be driven by a concern your home state fails to deliver; taxes too high; results too low; weather’s tough; it’s better elsewhere. This book is for all who consider a move (anywhere, actually–even in-state.) As a successful realtor, I…
(Pic is of lovely Database Manager Colleen McGuinn whom I met at a Hawaiian luau….Random meeting in life? I never think these things are ‘random.’) Yep, we’re on a roll, which is pretty darned sweet, helping other achieve recognition for the good work they do. This week, I went to Warwick Vets and Pilgrim where…
Asheville Makes the Cut Again! It’s not surprising, for Paul and I chose it over a host of others and we spent years in the process, searching…searching…searching. In fact, we traveled the entire eastern seaboard, checking out communities, most of which were dedicated to boating or golfing. Since we do neither, we eliminated those. Oh,…
Thinking of leaving your home state, to live elsewhere? (Or know someone who is?) Seek state with better municipal services…no income tax or a significantly-lower (or no) sales tax? What do I think of living elsewhere, especially in one’s senior years? I’ll give you my unvarnished report, based on our amazing, 9-year experience living in…
Thinking of leaving Rhode Island, to live elsewhere? Tired of poorly-maintained roads, government mismanagement, and high taxes, when you know other states entice newcomers with no state income tax and a significantly-lower (or no) sales tax. Why do you think so many retirees go elsewhere–especially to Florida? (yeah, it’s rhetorical.) It’s not because they want…
Update? Well, we sold our townhome in Asheville, NC. The decision and move weren’t easy. We’d spent 5 months a year (wintertime) in one of the trendiest retirement towns in America for each of the past 9 years, a place where we’d built a new life. In the end, we left. Why’d we leave that…
“Grandpa and the Truck” went to Walter E. Ranger and Ft. Barton schools May 13, 2015. Named to Atlas Van Lines’s “Elite Fleet” (of drivers,) “Gator” drove millions of miles, flawlessly, across America in the big rig. Now, he tells his exciting adventures to student audiences, focusing on the men and women who drive these…
***But you might like to order the books first (check them out and order from Amazon.) Note the book reviews from customers: Highest marks from educators, librarians, truckers, parents…and kids. Got kids in a class that like to rap? Video their efforts (with dramatic flourishes, as explained below) and maybe they’ll appear on the www.grandpaandthetruck.com…
