Growing Up 
in 
Northwestern Pennsylvania
Lessons from the Great Lakes
A memoir of a snow-belt upbringing, where the horizon felt infinite.

A Reading from the Book of Friends

Cute memories about my first grade best friend at St. George's

 

March 2026

Flirt!

My best friend Cherie has been with me since Kindergarten and started teaching me all about boys since way back then.

 

April 18, 2026

To the Least

 My mother's grace

 

April 26, 2026

Oh, Erie!

They say you can never go back home, but my memories remain.

Washington D.C.  1978

This trip was a foundational experience and laid some groundwork for the woman I would become.

April 19, 2026

Peter Pan and Tinkerbell

Tales of a Catholic School Girl

Lake Nippising 1981

The High School Years

Can we please bring back 80's hair?! 

So many fond memories with friends

Young love and my first heart break

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