Archive for the ‘Cape Cod’ Category

It was 5 years ago that I hit the ‘publish’ button for this post.Many things have happened since that innocent and ’so me’ post.I like to think my writing has matured a bit and that I have taken many of youon my journey down the road of life.I want to thank each and every one [...]

To my wife . . .
(and in a small way to a  very dear friend from Cape Cod ‘09.  Do you remember?)

There are things that happen in our lives that occasionally defy space, time, gravity and logic.
While we experience these types of phenomena on a daily basis
we are sometimes too busy to see and embrace it.
There are two areas that require attention in my backyard: the lawn and the flowers.
I generally mow the lawn while Pamela [...]

One night at the Cape all of us went to Baxter’s in Hyannis for dinner.
It was a beautiful night as we sat watching the ferries come and go in the harbour.
Not sure what everyone ordered to eat but no one was talking and I’m assuming it was all good.
I do remember that Mark got an [...]

A quick post for Maureen and Mark who will be leaving us tomorrow afternoon bound for home.
This post is more emotional for me than you could ever believe.
Thank God it’s not live on YouTube.
From Pamela, Sarah, Jenna, Hannah, Jon and me . . . Godspeed on your trip back home.
Know that there will always a [...]

Coming Home Soon

Posted: 29th July 2009 by ~m in Cape Cod, Dreams, Friends, amazing
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Maureen and Mark will be here until next Sunday so I don’t expect much to change
here at Smoke and Mirrors.
It’s not everyday that you can show someone from Australia around
the city of Boston.
The week at the Cape seems like a dream now, a very wonderful dream.
With games like ‘Celebrity Heads’, ‘The Redneck Game of Life’ [...]

Here we go

Posted: 16th July 2009 by ~m in Angels, Cape Cod, Friends, Internet, Life, Love, amazing, hope
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Please say a prayer for all these folks taking to the air to get here, okay?
Doesn’t have to be Robert Frost prose but keep them in your prayers.
GodSpeed to all . . .
Can’t wait to see all of you!

It’s always a daunting task starting a new journal; all that virgin white space,
the absence of anything resembling a word or thought, and the cackling cynic inside me all trying to sway me towards more menial things like cutting my lawn (which needs to be done, btw) or re-grouting the tile in the bathroom.
This soft [...]

I went to Cape Cod a few weeks ago for a bit of R&R; though it seems like years ago now.
The weather couldn’t have been better with sunshine every day.
Everything pretty much went as planned.
But what I didn’t plan on was the disappointing discovery of closed restaurants and nightclubs—all the places I used to regularly [...]