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I love to connect with my readers, and in my monthly newsletter, I share my thoughts, updates about events, a discussion of what I've been reading, stories from life in Connecticut, and much more. Feel free to browse my past newsletters and stop by at the beginning of each month to read my latest note to you.

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Photo by Elissa

Soaking up the sun in the garden.

June 2026

6/1/2026

I love you.

The merry month of May brought me a great deal of joy. Connecticut and Rhode Island have breathtakingly beautiful rhododendron and azalea, as well as dogwood’s graceful splendor. The air has been perfumed with lilac and lily-of-the-valley.

Wherever I walk or where I come and go on bus or car trips, the beauty of this season is simply magnificent. I’m soaking it all in.

The boats are returning to the harbor. Life’s seasons don’t last, nothing does, but when we fully appreciate the abundant gifts, we’re living the good life.

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Photo by Elissa

Soaking up the sun in the garden.

June 2026

6/1/2026

I love you.

The merry month of May brought me a great deal of joy. Connecticut and Rhode Island have breathtakingly beautiful rhododendron and azalea, as well as dogwood’s graceful splendor. The air has been perfumed with lilac and lily-of-the-valley.

Wherever I walk or where I come and go ...

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Photo by Kerri

My inside hydrangeas are making me even more excited for hydrangea in my garden!

May 2026

5/1/2026

I love you! Happy merry month of May! Our gardens are proving that April showers do bring May flowers. The lilies of the valley are popping up all around the small brick floor in the garden with the table and chairs. When Peter and I were married on May 18 ...

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Photo by Elissa

A host of golden daffodils!

April 2026

4/1/2026

I love you!

This month I want to celebrate Nature’s rebirth. As we move into the light, let’s let the poet and philosopher writers fill our hearts with timeless, inspiring truths. Let their examples inspire us to act as though we were enlightened.

Begin with an open, loving ...

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Photo by Elissa

Cheers to the Irish!

March 2026

3/1/2026

I love you!

Thank you for all your loving communications, kind words and open hearts. The whole month of February was a lovefest that made me feel light, open and vitally alive. I felt a sense of sacred connection, one with the universal energy. When you reach out to me ...

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Photo by Elissa

I love my Nespresso machine with my crema!

February 2026

2/1/2026

I love you. Happy month of love! We can choose to pause, take a deep, contemplative breath this February and concentrate our energies on all the ways we can express our love of life.

Saint Augustine knew he was in love with living. Emily Dickinson understood that “Love is all ...

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Photo by Elissa

Happy New Year!

January 2026

1/1/2026

I love you! 

Happy New Year! I am looking forward to beginning 2026 with a grateful heart, full of love.

This past year has demonstrated that there are so many kind earth angels that quietly grace our lives in small but meaningful ways. I’m humbled to feel the warmth ...

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Photo by Elissa

Light the lights this holiday season!

December 2025

12/1/2025

I love you! Happy December.

November, being my birthday month, turned into a celebration of connection, friendships, gratitude and love. In a word, turning 84 and having family and friends near and far make a fuss over me felt sublime. My depths of gratitude for the outpouring of warm greetings ...

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Photo by Elissa

Think pink!

November 2025

11/1/2025

I love you! Happy November.

The past month of October was filled to the brim with adventures with friends and family. I deliberately spent as much time as possible out in the light, enjoying the changing colors of the trees and sun on the landscape.

I’m embracing this new ...

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Photo by Elissa

With delphiniums and art, I’m bringing nature indoors!

October 2025

10/1/2025

Happy October! September was a spectacular month.

I told you I’d write about theater that I’ve enjoyed, but I’m going to wait because so many other exciting things occupy my mind. One theater experience that was sensational was My Fair Lady. Carolyn and I went to the ...

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Alexandra kissing Peter on the cheek while holding a bouquet of flowers.
Photo by Kerri

True love never dies.

September 2025

9/1/2025

I love you!

Happy September song! The month of September holds sacred memories for me. Eleven years ago, on a fresh September afternoon, Peter took his last breath. I was by his side; we were holding hands.

This photo of Peter and me was taken by our dear friend Kerri ...

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Photo by Carolyn

Off on a groove!

August 2025

8/1/2025

I love you!

I’m having a perfectly magnificent summer! I hope you are enjoying all the rich blessings this magical time of year offers us. I feel full of wonder and awe as I welcome the beautiful, precious month of August, because July has been such a delight.

The ...

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Photo by Elissa

Flowers, always flowers!

July 2025

7/1/2025

Happy July!

Summer is upon us in full swing. June was, indeed, busting out all over. Nature continues to enchant us with her radiant beauty. Every day the garden transitions and transcends.

A few days ago, a hot pink rose bush was riddled with a thousand tight buds. A late ...

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WELCOME

I love to connect with my readers, and in my monthly newsletter, I share my thoughts, updates about events, a discussion of what I've been reading, stories from life in Connecticut, and much more. Feel free to browse my past newsletters and stop by at the beginning of each month to read my latest note to you.