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HAPPY NEW YEAR
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I wasn’t going to write a blog this week.  Most people are hunkered down in one way or another, on vacation from routine.  It’s the slow dance before the New Year presents a slew of expectations.  But last night, a gale force snowstorm blasted the Northeast and this morning I found myself shoveling 12 inches of white powder off the steps of my house.  Beautiful as the woods appear coated … 

Christmas is upon us and many of us are turning our thoughts away from work to our families and friends and to travels home.  This is a time of hopeful expectation, reflection and nesting.   I am just a bit melancholy as I remember the excitement and energy that permeated our household during this anticipatory week when my family was very young.  Nothing is as magical as a child’s joy on … 
Last week I accompanied my 13 year old nephew to a concert at 
Being a closet Cher fan and drawn by the idea of a musical
 extravaganza cloaked in jaw dropping lingerie, I went to see the movie