Small TalkI’ll never love an early alarmJean GilletteApril 19, 2012July 21, 2015 April 19, 2012July 21, 20150228 Since I can’t and actually don’t want to stop working, it appears I may have to stop taking vacations. I’m enjoying them far too much....
Small TalkIt’s hard to leave city of BostonJean GilletteApril 12, 2012July 21, 2015 April 12, 2012July 21, 20150239 I just got back from Boston and, I am smiling, as usual. What is it, do you suppose, that makes Boston such an endearing city?...
Small TalkLosing the man who was always there for meJean GilletteMarch 7, 2012July 21, 2015 March 7, 2012July 21, 20151240 By the time this goes to print, I may have stopped weeping at random moments. Perhaps not. My blue-eyed, Irish, Air Force fighter pilot, 95-year-old...
ColumnsSmall TalkI’ve still got a thing for trainsJean GilletteMarch 1, 2012July 21, 2015 March 1, 2012July 21, 20150285 It’s cool enough to live by the ocean, but the second coolest thing around here are the trains....
ColumnsSmall TalkFinding stories in humilityJean GilletteFebruary 23, 2012July 21, 2015 February 23, 2012July 21, 20150349 I just realized that my life is a bit upside down. Whenever some mortifying disaster strikes, my first thought is “Well, I can get a...
ColumnsSmall TalkWhen photos were still on filmJean GilletteFebruary 17, 2012July 21, 2015 February 17, 2012July 21, 20150317 I know bankruptcy doesn’t really mean that a company is going away forever anymore, but it always means things have changed and will never be...
ColumnsSmall TalkSpa day not-so-tranquilJean GilletteFebruary 10, 2012July 21, 2015 February 10, 2012July 21, 20150276 As my neck cramped up midday Friday, a light came on in my aching head. I remembered I had a lovely spa gift card just...
ColumnsSmall TalkMicrowave’s wonders never ceaseJean GilletteFebruary 2, 2012July 21, 2015 February 2, 2012July 21, 20151292 Oh, great. My house stinks of burned cookies — again....
ColumnsSmall TalkIt ain’t easy being a librarianJean GilletteJanuary 26, 2012July 21, 2015 January 26, 2012July 21, 20150271 I know. Being a librarian sounds like the perfect job. You spend all day surrounded by glorious books and handing them out to smiling youngsters....
ColumnsSmall TalkLook, but don’t eatJean GilletteJanuary 20, 2012July 21, 2015 January 20, 2012July 21, 20150277 I am pretty certain I know what grounds are listed on Martha Stewart’s divorce papers. I’ll bet her husband kept eating her centerpieces. She no...