Headed down to the river, this morning. I’ve been wanting to catch the Moon setting over the Mohawk for a few days now. Timing was great! I find it interesting that in all the years I lived in this city,…
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I’m visiting Upstate New York and Western Massachusetts, right now. This morning, I took Mom to the “hairdresser”. Since I had 3/4 of an hour to “kill”, before returning to pick her up, I headed to the river, just a…
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I moved from Massachusetts to Colorado in August, 1978. The following writing is from a letter written to my eldest brother, Joe (who was living in Troy, NY), in the early spring of ‘79. At the present time in my…
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Over the years, the question has arisen in me (and I’m sure in very many others) as to why I don’t return to Amsterdam, my hometown, the “little city with a big heart” that I love, nestled on the southern…
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From the top of Northampton Road to St. Joseph’s School was approximately 2 miles. While Mom would drive us, a good part of the time, we also road the city bus to school. It would pick us up at the…
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It isn’t about wanting to relive the past (though the opportunity would be welcome). It’s not about hanging onto something that was, once upon a time. We all know downtown Amsterdam, as we knew and loved it, has long since…
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