The Suffield Observer (https://thesuffieldobserver.com/category/columns/page/4/)
I deal with angry people on a regular basis. It starts out cordial enough, but it can get ugly fast. It’s not about anything I wrote; or politics; or any of the hot button issues that send people over the edge. It’s about teeth — specifically paying for the care of them. I’m in charge of billing at a dental office.
The Safekeep is in some ways a historical novel–in other ways, and more important ways, an exploration of the kind of damage that wartime experiences can have on those who were children at the time.
Labor Day – September 1
“Nothing will work unless you do.” – Maya Angelou
“Labor Day is a time to honor the legacy of the labor movement and the ongoing pursuit of social and economic justice.” – Nestasia
National Grandparents Day September 7
“Love is the greatest gift that one generation can leave to another.”
– Richard Garnett
“One of the most powerful handclasps is that of a new grandbaby around the finger of a grandfather.”
– Joy Hargrove
“Most grandmas have a touch of the scallywag.”
– Helen Thompson
“You will never look back on life and think ‘I’ve spent too much time with my grandchildren.’” – Unknown
One of the many pious fictions humans entertain is the start of the calendar year.
