Last year, I took Gracie to doggie camp in Lake George, NY! She loved it! Hiking off-leash in the woods (this pic is at the end of the hike … at the lake), playing with all breeds and since I have a pool and Gracie swims alllllll the time in my pool (only 3x a week or it’s bad for her coat/skin), she is a master swimmer….she was voted best…
May 2016


..and I met your lonely spirit in childhood…we have been kindred spirits since. And like Ezekial, I know you were taken with the wind…I love children…many don’t understand the simple comfort a broken person can find in the company of children.

I’m a spiritual person; I was raised in the Catholic Church but when I went into fostercare I began my journey into several religions…lutheran, episcopal, born-again christian, converted to orthodox judiasm…I read the bible cover to cover twice. I used to be able to quote verses very easily. I could sing in hebrew. I learned how to kosher dishes. In my 30’s, I realized, that, in my opinion, no one…

I’m having a hard time…..my first born (I don’t consider the son I gave up for adoption as my first born), my heart….has been on his own for 3 years but he is about to be married….and she loves him; he loves her….but she grew up in a happy home and so did her parents….they are not like me….I come from nothing….I come from abuse…so, this little boy came into…

Knifing on Christopher Street It was a warm summer night in 2015 and the West Village was alive with people. I had been hanging out in a bar for a few hours and decided to walk from there, Hudson Street, to the Stonewall Inn via Christopher Street at about midnight. New York City never sleeps; and, it certainly does not at midnight in the Village on a warm summer night. …

The Difference Between Love and Like I took two of my sons to Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ when they were 10 and 12. Jackson is a 3 hour drive from my house; it is a rural area. I was driving our new Cadillac Escalade, which had a GPS monitor. It was my first experience in a car with a GPS. The Escalade was 2 weeks old. The boys and…

Mother of the groom He’s my first He stole my heart He taught me love He taught me laughter I learned deep Sadness at his pain We played games We built forts I laughed at jokes That made no sense I made it through the “Mom, you’re old and don’t know” stage Taught him to drive Long car rides Captive audience And we’d talk Heaven College I visited I provided…

I know way too much about bad things

..and I met your lonely spirit in childhood…we have been kindred spirits since. And like Ezekial, I know you were taken with the wind…I love children…many don’t understand the simple comfort a broken person can find in the company of children.

Crime and Punishment When I married Chris he told me I no longer had to be a working mom. He said we would be full partners in everything. I was thrilled to, at long last, be able to be an at home mom; however, I was also walking away from a very well-paid, prestigious job as an executive assistant to NYC’s top commercial real estate owner/developer who was in the…