raindrops (audio)

reflections in the mixed precipitation on the 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor

baseball field at the Parmenter School early this morning in the mixed precipitation

Anniversary day

This is a special time. 32 years ago, I really didn't know what to expect. I had no real idea what would happen. All I knew was that the journey forward would be a good one with Dolores by my side. It has been a good one. Thank you Dolores!

wedding day - once upon a time

sherku: milestone

another dayanother yearanother touchanother kissI love you

June 6th - 70th anniversary

listen to ‘June 6th - 70th anniversary’ on Audioboo

1st Anniversary

Time does fly.

One year ago today, Dad (Gerald Sherlock) left us to rejoin Mom (Rita) and dance together again. I am sure they are having a heck of time catching up on things.

I went back to quietpoet.com, to review my "visiting Dad" series of sherku. Only a minor modification to one was required (to settle the syllables better on the lines.) The sense and sentiment of the time I think I captured.

Those moments came back to me. I know where I was. I see and hear what was around me. Then but as if I was back there, as if it was all real again.

And yet, it is today, a year later.

Join me if you will.
Spend a few moments visiting with Dad.

The collection can be found here
http://www.quietpoet.com/2012/02/collection-visiting-dad.html



Jerry's Story has two special notes today
http://jerrysherlockstory.blogspot.com/2013/02/1st-anniversary.html

60th Anniversary: Mr & Mrs Joseph Proulx

We sent this off to the Providence Journal and it hasn't appeared yet. Maybe they don't publish these things anymore? For those who do achieve this kind of accomplishment, they should do a real article!

Mr and Mrs Joseph Proulx of West Warwick, RI will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on September 13, 2012. They will celebrate by having a dinner at the Coast Guard House in Narragansett, RI.

Note: the family did have a good dinner at the Coast Guard House last weekend. Delicious food in a great setting with lots of conversations!

Happy anniversary to us!

Dolores and I are celebrating 30 years of marriage today.

Still happy and smiling! This self portrait taken on the beach on Prince Edward Is.

Happy Anniversary to us!

As I woke this morning, I wished Dolores a "happy anniversary" and asked her if she would marry me again. She said yes! So after 29 years of success, we will go look for some more!

Photo taken in Rockport, MA this weekend by brother-in-law Bruce.

Happy Anniversary, to us!

Dolores and I celebrate 28 years together today.

I have a new sherku for the occasion:

Let’s get a card
That says it well
For both of us
Twenty eight years
After all


http://quietpoet.blogspot.com/2010/08/sherku-happy-anniversary.html


And from the archives, we find:
http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2007/08/niagarafalls-happy-anniversary-to-us.html

http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2008/08/happy-anniversary-dolores.html

Blogversary - Happy 5th!

Another blogversary just blew by this week. Hard to believe that posts began here 5 years ago!

2004 saw the beginning of this blog with the posting of my current book reviews

2005 saw a two part post reflecting on the process. Part 1 and Part 2

2006 was a reflection on the moment including a good quote

2007 was a time when the blog was posting on Franklin before Franklin Matters came to life in November

2008 I was busy spending the week celebrating the publication of Patti Digh's Life as a Verb and didn't recognize the 4th anniversary until the 23rd.


So what is happening right now?
I am getting ready to work a 3-month contract position
Continuing to plan for a Laid Off Camp for the Attleboro/Providence area
Interviewing candidates for the Franklin election this November

and Greg Greenway's song verse is running through my head:

Every little day the world's brand new,
the sun comes up and the clouds roll through.
Everything else is just up to you.
Every little day the world's brand new.  

And you can hear Greg perform the song here:

4th Anniversary

Yes, the time is continuing to fly so much so that the 4th anniversary of the first posting here has already passed (9/15).

Thank you to all who stop by to read.
Many thanks to those who take the time to comment or send an email.

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Positive Thinking Day - 9/13/08

In the spirit of positive thinking day, I also want to congratulate Connie and Joe Proulx for 56 years married on this day. Now, if that isn't a statement for positive thinking, what is?

Congratulations!

Happy Anniversary, Dolores!

With eight on the mind this month, I have to say that twenty six adds up to eight (2 + 6 = 8).

What is so special about twenty six?

Twenty six is how many years Dolores and I have been married! Amazing!

Yes, a year ago we were in Niagara Falls celebrating our 25th. We have traveled a lot this summer going to Weikert, Chicago, and Gettysburg. We'll have a quiet dinner tonight to celebrate the day.

I hope you all enjoy your Friday!

View from the Skylon Towers

View from the Skylon Towers, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Dolores takes in the view.

Horsehoe Falls: from the Skylon Tower

Horsehoe Falls: from the Skylon Tower, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Another view.

American Falls: from the Skylon Tower

American Falls: from the Skylon Tower, originally uploaded by shersteve.

On the evening of our anniversary last week we had dinner at the rotating dining room on top of the Skylon Tower overlooking Niagara Falls.

Dinner was good, the weather cooperated and the view was spectacular.

Rapid Fire Learning: August

Dean Boyer raised the bar during August at the Joyful Jubilant Learning group blog. Merriam Webster says that August is "marked by majestic dignity or grandeur". It is quite fitting indeed for this month. All the more so when paired with time as the one variable to manage carefully. The least little slip, it is gone and no longer available.

1 - In consideration of how little time we have, I have re-ordered my writing. Coincidently following a fellow blogger, I consolidated my writing on "good experience" and "tertiary education" (life long learning) into this blog, letting the other two slip into archival mode. This elevates my poetry blog into a more prominent position. Eventually this will become a podcast to join my other two podcasting efforts; Passionate Runner and Jerry's Story.

2 - Celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary contributed to the "time factor" this month. Here I am, still believing in Peter Pan (I'll never grow up) and I have been married for how long? Fortunately, the time has past with a great partner; my lovely wife, Dolores. Oh, and our daughters; they are wonderful young ladies. Someday, I'll re-do a MasterCard commercial for them!

3 - We drove to Niagara Falls to celebrate our anniversary and spend some quality time together. The girls gave us a basket and a CD with "music for the road". The wine glasses were hand painted by a future famous artist. The drive itself along Interstate 90 in places parallels the Erie Canal. If we had attempted this trip back in those days, the journey from Albany to Buffalo would have taken us 7 days and not the several hours it did. The New York State Thruway Authority provided a "History Happened Here" kiosk at the Chittenago Travel Plaza where I learned that:

If you were a traveler on the Canal 150 years ago, your boat would pass Chittenago Landing, a major boat building and repair center, about three miles from here. As your boat was being pulled by a team of horses at four miles per hour, you would have time to notice the general store, blacksmith shop, sawmill and other buildings. It would take you seven days to travel from Albany to Buffalo. You and almost 100 other passengers would fill the 80-foot boat, and pay five cents a mile for your trip on America's first modern waterway.

4 - The power of water is incredible. The majesty of Niagara Falls can not be understated. My first video blogging attempt tries to capture some of this immense majesty. The Niagara River approaches the Falls calmly and rolls over with a thunderous roar. The Maid of the Mist and a rainbow happened to cooperate and appear during the video. 35 million gallons of water per minute! Wowza.

5 - Continuing to look for ways to make connections, and to use Web 2.0, keeping it simple, I decided to build on something I had seen a couple of other bloggers do: Wordless Wednesday (here and here) and of course, add my two cents to it. While I have many connections around the world, I was looking to add to my "local" connections and created the "Where am I?" game for Franklin. Don't worry, the thinking cap is on for how to expand this concept to the wider world of my readership. If you have any ideas, please leave me a comment or send me an email (shersteve at gmail dot com).

How was your August?

NiagaraFalls: Happy Anniversary to us!

NiagaraFalls: Happy Anniversary to us!, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Yes, we celebrated our 25th wdding anniversary this week.

These glasses Allison hand decorated for us.

25th Anniversary Gift Pack

25th Anniv Gift Pack, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Allison and Carolyn thoughtfully prepared this gift pack for our trip this week. The bottle of wine, two glasses (hand decorated with 25), a CD loaded with some music for the drive, snacks, a DVD if we had time here (we didn't)...

The glasses were used (see here).

The CD was used (sherku on this here and here).

NiagaraFalls: Dolores & I

NiagaraFalls: Dolores & I, originally uploaded by shersteve.

25 years later....

Happy Anniversary, Dolores!

Wedding Day - 25 years ago

Wedding Day - 25 years ago, originally uploaded by shersteve.

Wow,where did the time go?

... and where did that dark hair go?