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I love to connect with my readers, and in my monthly newsletter, I share my thoughts, updates about events, a discussion of what I've been reading, stories from life in Connecticut, and much more. Feel free to browse my past newsletters and stop by at the beginning of each month to read my latest note to you.

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Alexandra kissing Peter on the cheek while holding a bouquet of flowers.
Photo by Kerri

True love never dies.

September 2025

9/1/2025

I love you!

Happy September song! The month of September holds sacred memories for me. Eleven years ago, on a fresh September afternoon, Peter took his last breath. I was by his side; we were holding hands.

This photo of Peter and me was taken by our dear friend Kerri one month to the day before he died. I remember that moment; I can recall the entire day vividly. Emily Dickinson understood “that it will never come again is what makes life so sweet.”

In these 11 grace years, years rich with all of Peter’s essence, our love continues to be the fountain of my understanding of life’s precious gifts. As we always said when we were so happy, in the moments we were bursting, “Is this it? This is it!”

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Alexandra kissing Peter on the cheek while holding a bouquet of flowers.
Photo by Kerri

True love never dies.

September 2025

9/1/2025

I love you!

Happy September song! The month of September holds sacred memories for me. Eleven years ago, on a fresh September afternoon, Peter took his last breath. I was by his side; we were holding hands.

This photo of Peter and me was taken by our dear friend Kerri ...

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Photo by Carolyn

Off on a groove!

August 2025

8/1/2025

I love you!

I’m having a perfectly magnificent summer! I hope you are enjoying all the rich blessings this magical time of year offers us. I feel full of wonder and awe as I welcome the beautiful, precious month of August, because July has been such a delight.

The ...

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Photo by Elissa

Flowers, always flowers!

July 2025

7/1/2025

Happy July!

Summer is upon us in full swing. June was, indeed, busting out all over. Nature continues to enchant us with her radiant beauty. Every day the garden transitions and transcends.

A few days ago, a hot pink rose bush was riddled with a thousand tight buds. A late ...

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Photo by Elissa

The stack of books I’ve written stands 28 tall!

June 2025

6/1/2025

I love you! Happy June. If this fresh opening month of summer is half as wondrous as the merry month of May, I’ll be in bliss.

I want to share with you some of the highlights of May. The air was scented with lilac and lily of the valley ...

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Photo by Elissa

Roger Mühl’s tulips are still alive!

May 2025

5/1/2025

I love you!

Let all the joys be as the month of May: that is the Grace Note for May Day!

Thank you and you and you for all your innumerous gifts of love and grace that you bring to my heart and soul. You include me in your thoughts ...

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Photo by Elissa

Looking forward to the tulips when they’re in bloom!

April 2025

4/1/2025

I love you! No fooling! I embrace April Fool’s Day because it ushers in more light, but I don’t try to fool anyone. I just love knowing it’s April First!

Before going into some of March’s happenings, and my thoughts, I want you to know how ...

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Photo by Elissa

Sometimes I have to just hug my flowers.

March 2025

3/1/2025

I love you! I’m deeply motivated to keep the month of love in my heart as we march forward to embrace the challenges we’ll experience in the month of March.

This has been a rough winter. Everyone is living with uncertainty because of the rapid-fire chaos and relentless ...

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Photo by Elissa

Happy Valentine's Day!

February 2025

2/1/2025

I love you! February is the month of love. There are endless, eternal ways to love. It is our relationships with each other, our human connections, that bring us our lasting happiness.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama understands that we must have the capacity to love ourselves in order to ...

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Photo by Elissa

Bright colors warm me up!

January 2025

1/1/2025

I love you! Happy New Year!

We’re given a fresh start, a new chapter. We are free to decide how to prevent illness as we achieve and maintain our well-being, learning from all the life chapters leading up to the present. We are free to choose to pursue activities ...

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Photo by Elissa

A relaxed visit with Elissa.

December 2024

12/1/2024

I love you!

Happy December! This is the month of giving and receiving, of communicating with loved ones near and far. In the last month of the year 2024, I’m focusing on all the ways we can send loving-kindness in the mail. Whether we write notes, greeting cards, postcards ...

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Photo by Elissa

Out for a stroll after a brief rain shower.

November 2024

11/1/2024

I love you!

In this November letter to you, my friends, I write to you with a humble heart. As I meditate about this most crucial presidential election, I’m supported by the words and deeds of my mentors. Rather than offering my limited knowledge of what the outcome of ...

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Photo by Elissa

I love seeing the American flag waft in the wind from my living room and study.

October 2024

10/1/2024

I love you!

Happy October: we’re entering a new season! The month of September exceeded my wildest hopes and dreams. I savored embracing the light during gloriously sunny days.

Toward the end of the full, richly lived month, I experienced the most spectacular sunset overlooking the harbor in Watch ...

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I love to connect with my readers, and in my monthly newsletter, I share my thoughts, updates about events, a discussion of what I've been reading, stories from life in Connecticut, and much more. Feel free to browse my past newsletters and stop by at the beginning of each month to read my latest note to you.