Diane's Blog

Stories from the Trunk

Oct 23 min read

Pumpkin Pie Sprits

It was like an ordinary ,slightly chilly, but sunny, October day last year and I was going about getting my fifth mini meal of the day. I...

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Jun 262 min read

Trees of Heaven

In the front yard of my family home, there are two Trees of Heaven. I was always fascinated by these trees, and especially since they...

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Jan 16, 20232 min read

Wrapped up in a Cape

At the time I was almost 5, I rambled around this big Cape Cod house in the eastern suburbs of Syracuse, New York never worrying about...

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Oct 24, 20221 min read

10 books for the perpetually curious

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Aug 16, 20222 min read

The Softer Trail

In my former life I use to jump and run, take aerobics classes and play hard. After burying four members of my family, I was shifting. My...

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Apr 5, 20222 min read

Christmas Dish

It has only occurred to me lately that I keep using dishes with holly on them all the time. They are of course, my mother's dishes. In...

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Mar 7, 20223 min read

Braces

From the time I could walk I needed correction. My legs didn’t face the right way. Bowed legs were adjusted by steel braces that forced...

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Mar 1, 20222 min read

Barry The Beaver

My dad's office building was across from a John Deer tractor store. All the businesses around there had lots of land. A marshy gulley...

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Feb 10, 20222 min read

Wheels

My first set of wheels must have been on a training bike. I don't remember it. The first popup memory is knowing already how to ride....

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Feb 3, 20224 min read

Sunshine Lost

One decade lived in Florida showed me you can run barefoot on the beach in January, never have to own a snow shovel, earmuffs or water...

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Jan 26, 20223 min read

Knives

I was sweating in my fancy taffeta skirt and white shirt. It was 1962 and that's the way my mother dressed me even though we were at the...

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Jan 20, 20222 min read

Re-Purposing Christmas

It's January 15th and its time for the tree to come down.My husband won't let up. The boxes for putting away the ornaments, garland and...

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Jan 1, 20223 min read

Cries From a Cornfield

Sand like debris and wind lashed our faces as we walked down Franklin Road. As Indian Summer faded the cornfield to the right of us dried...

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Dec 23, 20213 min read

Behind A Shamrock

As thoughts of Spring fast approach with the start of the new year, those with Irish heritage look ahead to St. Patrick's Day. Sayings...

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Dec 22, 20212 min read

Rat on My Shoes

When I was living in Florida with my husband, I was convinced our ranch house had a haunted stove. We heard banging around the sides and...

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Dec 22, 20211 min read

LETTER TO MY PARENTS IN HEAVEN

When I was a kid you said I never finished anything! I’m writing to inform you that in December I will be married 22 years (in a row) to...

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Dec 22, 20214 min read

Six Days in Paris

In 1986, I woke up one morning and had the ideas for a series of poems. Later, as I wrote them down, I realized they shared a common...

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Dec 9, 20212 min read

Second Life: Chapter One

The breeze was cool for July, even though the sun poured thickly down into St. Valier on the banks at the St. Lawrence seaway. The little...

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Dec 1, 20212 min read

Billie's Gift

In my twenties, I was living in a room in the house of a lady from Louisiana. I called her Lonnie. Her cozy house and considerate manner...

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Nov 17, 20212 min read

Magical Snow Cream

When I was about eight, I had a red pants snow suit with suspenders. The top of the suit was navy blue and white padded flannel. The hat...