Long update: Those who know me know I love tropical islands and the beach. My Facebook intro reads, “Island girl trapped in Massachusetts.” A branch of my family tree has lived in Hawaii since the 1940s, and I’ve always dreamed of going there, but it’s so far and so expensive that a trip like that…

I took a short trip to East Hampton, NY, with my lifelong friend Susan, who drove up from Florida for a vacation. We went to Long Island to see the famous house from the cult classic documentary film Grey Gardens from 1975. We decided to cross Long Island Sound by ferry from Bridgeport, CT to…

Meet Flirt and Joey, two male Congo African Gray parrots. These two are rescue birds that we adopted from Rhode Island Parrot Rescue. RIPR is a wonderful organization that focuses on rescuing, rehabilitating, and placing exotic birds into qualified homes. These boys joined our family on November 18th, 2024, after a lengthy adoption process. We…

Living in Massachusetts my whole life, I’ve been to Plymouth, MA several times, including a school field trip back in the day. But having discovered through my genealogy research that both Rich and I are Mayflower descendants, I now have a new interest in Plymouth. We are both members of the General Society of Mayflower…

Joan Phyllis Winterkorn (1938 – 2024) Joan Phyllis Winterkorn, age 85, beloved mother, grandmother and friend died peacefully in her sleep on August 3, 2024 after a brief illness. Joan was born in Waltham, Massachusetts on September 18th 1938 to Joseph and Mary Doucette. Her school days were spent at Rosary Academy boarding school in…