A Bit Shocking

Posted on Sunday, February 28th, 2021

It was a long week as we went up to NY to say our goodbye to Aunt Pat. It was a beautiful service that honored a great lady. It was strange being back in NY for the first time in a while. It was like being in a different world. The first thing that I… read more.

Train Rolling Down the Track

Posted on Sunday, February 21st, 2021

O joy of suffering! To struggle against great odds! To meet enemies undaunted! To be entirely alone with them! To find out how much one can stand! To look strife, torture, prison, popular odium, death, face to face! To mount the scaffold! To advance to the muzzles of guns! With perfect nonchalance! To be indeed… read more.

A Special Gift

Posted on Sunday, February 14th, 2021

It was the end of an era this week. Aunt Pat was the last of her generation in the Fitzgerald Clan and a treasured soul. She was the quiet one at the party that was a thinker and a doer. She lived her life on her own terms in an era when women were told… read more.