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Grandma’s Chowder

Weekend Coffee Share 2-9-19 Good morning, Everyone. Come on in from the February cold. How’s your coffee? Soups are the best solution to the “what do you want to eat?” conundrum. Every year, my husband Matt and I host a Chowda’ Cook-Off at the Sayville Yacht Club. Crock pots filled with a favorite variety of… Continue reading Grandma’s Chowder

Ramblings & Writing

Stories Served Around The Table January Update

Oh, baby, it's cold outside. Welcome to  Stories Served Around The Table  January Update. January began the new year with giveaways, hug challenges, and a re-affirmation of goals.  Read on. Hug Everyone You Know Giveaway Hug Challenge Week 2 Weekend Escape  A Flipper's Paradise Writing Plans  I was honored to be interviewed again on The Writer's Dream. This time,… Continue reading Stories Served Around The Table January Update

Weekend Coffee Share

Hello February!

Weekend Coffee Share February 2, 2019 Good morning, Everyone. I got an early start on this very cold Groundhog’s Day. Although the popular Punxsutawney Phil and locals Malverne Mel, Holbrook Hal, and Staten Island Chuck are less than 40% accurate, I am compelled to follow them for the sake of Kindergarten projects. I’m hopeful for… Continue reading Hello February!

Weekend Coffee Share

Writing Plans #WeekendCoffeeShare 1-20-19

Good Morning, Everyone. It’s a nasty morning here on the south shore of Long Island. The snowblower is ready, and the electric heater for the bird bath has kept the ice at bay. Right now the raining is falling furiously, and I woke to thunder and lighting. I am grateful for my cozy house and… Continue reading Writing Plans #WeekendCoffeeShare 1-20-19

Back in the Day Stories

A Flipper’s Paradise

                                   by Gary Solomon                   a version of this essay was published in Medium If you grew up in the outer boroughs of metropolitan New York City in the postwar era of… Continue reading A Flipper’s Paradise