Family

July 2, 2024

Food, Family, Love and Me!

Food has been the focal point in every portion of my life. Food for birthdays, holidays, special events and just plain everyday fare. It has often been the center of gatherings whether a bbq or holiday celebrations or just friends visiting. I am what is known the world over as a “ cook”, not having Continue reading

American Women, Food, Uncategorized

Brooklyn, Cook, Cooking, dessert, Family, Food, home, Life, meat, potatoes
June 26, 2023

The Plight of Public Service Retirees

Retirees of Public Service deserve respect, support and promises fulfilled Continue reading

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Brooklyn, DC37, Education, Educators, elderly, Family, Health, Humanity, Life, New York, Pain, Politics, Profession, Respect, Retired people, Teacher, UFT, Unions, United States
April 30, 2023

VALUES

Being raised with a set of values, some worthwhile, some obsolete has given me a perspective about one’s life that guides my every word, action and thought. It amazes me each time I see those values play out and strengthens my belief in the profoundness of each. My memory though not the same as it Continue reading

American Women, Parenting, Stories, Teaching, THOUGHTS OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN

Children, Family, Life, Love
March 6, 2023

SONS

This past weekend my sons gifted me with a milestone birthday party. It was mainly a small number of family members. It was intimate and beautiful. Their wives and children helped them do a lot of preparation which made it even more special. My heart is full with love and gratitude. Raising two boys, six Continue reading

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Family, milestones, moms, sons
February 28, 2023

Milestone

In two days I will reach my seventh decade of life. This is the one year I have always feared. While my general outlook has always been optimistic there are days when those pesky negative vibes push their way into the fibers of my soul and wreak havoc in my thoughts. I have always been Continue reading

American Women, Stories, THOUGHTS OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN

Birthday, Brooklyn, daughters, Family, Life, milestones, moms
February 4, 2023

LOVE ❤️

Love, real love is unique, its’ power indestructible and great. To experience it means the willingness to accept both complete joy and complete pain. Love is an enigma. Continue reading

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Family, Life, Love, Thought
June 17, 2016

A father for Father’s Day

Maybe I am just one of those unexplained mysteries in life. Maybe because I always wondered about my biological father. Maybe that is why I have been so lucky in my life having two “fathers”. My sons’ father is the best father and grandfather I have ever seen. His unconditional love, his self-sacrificing dedication and his Continue reading

American Women, Essays, Opinion, Parenting, Stories, Uncategorized

Brooklyn, Children, Emotion, Family, Father’s Day, Gratitude, Holidays, home, Life, Park Slope, Thought, United States
May 3, 2016

It Takes A “Special” Man To Be A Dad!

Special is defined in the English dictionary in this way: unusual or better; held in esteem; reserved; made for specific purpose; arranged for specific purpose, etc. In accordance with that definition, my dad was a very “special” person. Today May 4, 2016 is the 47th Anniversary of his death. I was sixteen years old. Complex; Continue reading

American Women, Education, Essays, Opinion, Parenting, Social Interaction, Stories, Teaching, Uncategorized

Family, Father, Father Day, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, home, James Cagney, John Wayne
February 5, 2015

RIP JOEY 01/28/15

January 28, 2016….the first anniversary of the day you passed. I will always remember you and miss you. Here is your favorite song: And that’s The Way I See It here in Brooklyn K Continue reading

American Women, Opinion, Stories

Brooklyn, Death, Family, home, Life, Love
January 21, 2015

JOEY Remembered

January 28, 2016….the first Anniversary. It was one year ago today that Joey passed. Another sad day to mark in our memories. Losing our loved ones through death seems to happen sooner and more frequently in this stage of my own life. I still miss the Joey I once knew and the memories of what Continue reading

American Women, Essays, Opinion, Stories, Uncategorized

alzheimer’s, Death, Family, Love
July 11, 2014

Lessons in Life

You cannot run from your past. No matter how deeply your mind’s self-preservation hides those experiences. Doesn’t matter if they are good or bad, happy or sad. Those memories of the past are still there. Every once in a while they get triggered. A recent family issue has brought one of those memories to the Continue reading

American Women, Essays, Opinion, Still Waiting, Stories, Uncategorized

California, Death, Disease, DNR, Family, Life, memory, pallative care
February 25, 2014

Happiness

Everyone wants to be happy. It’s more than an adjective or adverb, noun or verb. It’s an actual feeling. It’s hardest to do when you are a young adult because all of the troubles in the world are on your shoulders. However, if one would learn to push the negative out and allow the positive Continue reading

American Women, Essays, Opinion, Social Interaction, Stories, Teaching, Uncategorized

Birthday, Family, Friends, Happiness, Health, Life, Love, Peace, Work
January 31, 2014

My Beloved Wanda

My Goddaughter, Shanell Nekiia stated to me tonight, “Kathy your girl left this earth yesterday” With those words came a shock of disbelief, until I heard from her sister, Roxanne who confirmed what I was afraid to face, my beloved friend Wanda passed away from a heart attack on January 30, 2014 at the age Continue reading

American Women, Essays, Opinion, Social Interaction, Stories, Uncategorized

Brooklyn, Death, Emotion, Family, friendship, mom, Universe
January 27, 2014

New Year

It’s been quite awhile since I posted anything on my blog. I haven’t had much oomph lately nor much inspiration for my thoughts. I am hoping that in this New Year I will receive insight that will open up avenues that will be of interest to those who follow my thoughts in words on paper. Continue reading

American Women, Essays, Opinion, Social Interaction, Stories, Uncategorized

Brooklyn, Daily News, Family, Gratitude, Holidays, home, Shopping, United States
August 8, 2013

Happiness is a baby playing!

Wouldn’t it be great if we could recapture the innocence and freedom we had as a baby? just imagine a day without worries or cares! Just enjoying your environment and loving every second. I wish we could all experience this joy just once in a while and perhaps the world would look a bit different. Continue reading

American Women, Opinion, Parenting, Poetry, Social Interaction

Angelina Jolie, baby, Brad Pitt, Brooklyn, Children, Family, Jennifer Aniston, Shopping
June 27, 2013

Justice

Repost of my Blog from 12 years ago. Justice is truth and Truth is justice. Continue reading

American Women, Essays, Opinion, Social Interaction, Stories, Teaching, Uncategorized

American people, Brooklyn, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Family, Presumption of innocence, United States, United States Constitution

About Me

As an average, American born woman I’ve decided to write and share my thoughts and beliefs in a blog. This blog will be very simple and hopefully click with the rest of the people out there, who feel as I do, but just can’t express it with words, on a variety of subjects.

The Way I See It

Family

Food, Family, Love and Me!

The Plight of Public Service Retirees

VALUES

SONS

Milestone

LOVE ❤️

A father for Father’s Day

RIP JOEY 01/28/15

JOEY Remembered

Lessons in Life

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