Fresh vegetables are a treat. For those of you that have gardens, it is the time of year when everything that you planted back in May is growing more than you
There’s hot and then there’s HOT. These past few days have brought the type of heat that is visible as it radiates from the blacktop. I haven’t tested it, but I
It is no secret that Paul & Jill are now the proud parents of two boys. You are familiar with Kyle who has been the subject of many newsletter stories. Now we
The experience of having Ryan couldn’t have been more different than with Kyle. The first time around, everything is new. You’re a dangerous cocktail of nervous
I recently wrote about my high school years and listening to music and walking to an Elton John concert in New Haven. I heard from several of you about some of
Similar to how many tropical climates only have two seasons (the rainy season and the dry season), there are two only seasons that exist inside our house: the
It was September 1972 and I was in my prime years of high school. Those were the days of being invincible where you could do anything, well almost anything
To help preserve my sanity over the past few months, I took some of my own advice and tried to learn a new skill. Committing to something new is not as easy as
Now that going out for a nice dinner or grabbing a quick burger seems to be an ancient memory, ordering take out is the closest experience available. Grabbing a
Back in 1988, my parents had just moved our family into a house that they built in North Haven. It was a new house, in a new development. There are a host of
Over the years while driving a vehicle, I have been accused of having a bit of a “lead foot.” That may be true but there is something about testing the
Just over a month ago, things felt really bad - to put it bluntly - and it seemed that there was no coming back from where we were. Anxiety and fear were
