We are back for a week on Martha's Vineyard....and, as I was thinking about my blog for this week, I realized that i was re-composing a blog previously written. So here is my blog from about the same time last year:

After being in a relationship for a long, very long, time, sometimes the small things speak louder than the large ones.  You know what I’m talking about.  Those small acts of kindness and caring that feel as special as two dozen roses felt early on.   

Late Friday afternoon, some colleagues and I were sitting together in the office talking and unwinding after a long week. As usual, the subject of our adult children came up.   All of our adult children live on their own, have their own careers, and are self-sufficient. No participant in the conversation subsidizes their children’s lifestyles except for in one way, all of the children are still on our cell phone plans.  

Had an opportunity to take in a Mets game at Citi Field last week; the choices were Tuesday or yesterday.  I thought it better as I continue to recover following my hip replacement to give myself more time including two session of physical therapy; we attended yesterday and the debut of the Mets #1 pitching prospect, Nolan McLean.  It was also Juan Soto bobblehead night so someone's grandson will be rather happy as an extra Soto bobblehead was procured.

It’s something we do about 25,000 times a day without even thinking. It keeps us alive, but it can also be one of the most powerful tools we have for reducing stress, sharpening focus, and improving overall well-being. 

When I was young, I remember sitting up close to our (small screen, black and white) Dumont television bearing witness to "Mr. Television", Milton Berle ("Uncle Miltie"), birthing modern communications.  And since then we have progressed so far: color TV, fax machines, the Internet, computers, cell phones, FaceTime and all the rest.  

When you park into a space - if there’s an option of parking “head-in” or backing in - what do you do ?In our community, there are some parking areas which allow for such choices.

Sometimes you have the best laid out plans for an eventful few days off and sometimes things change. This past weekend, my family planned a brief trip to NY to celebrate my stepdaughter Ashley’s engagement party. With my Gotham Queens Group meeting live this month, I had asked if it was OK to move the meeting to the next day (Friday) to accommodate my travel plans. All went as planned. Then there was confusion on the date. Members who said they would be there couldn’t.