Monthly Archives: June 2021

High School Survivor

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

This Saturday at four o’clock it will be exactly fifty years since I walked across the stage of The Saratoga Performing Arts center as a high school graduate. And this Saturday at exactly four o’clock, there will be a class … Continue reading →

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My Captain

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

My father always had a sailboat.  He knew about hoists and turnbuckles, jib sheets, and rudders. He knew how to come about, how to go before the wind, and how to tack on a close haul. He knew how to jibe without … Continue reading →

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Post-Covid Reunions

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Ann C. Averill

For the first time since the pandemic, two of my grandsons came for a weekend overnight. These are the first two grandsons I babysat after I retired. These are my first two baby crushes. All you grandmothers know what I … Continue reading →

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