the icing on the cake

creating connection,
one story at a time

 

Something wonderful happens when we share our stories;
the moments that make us laugh and those that make us cry.
We learn that it’s not enough to encourage and love, but to be encouraged and loved.
Because in the end, we have each other, and that’s really something, isn’t it?

tuesday thoughts

featured pieces

featured pieces
the island’s wise counsel
the island’s wise counsel

The quiet times allow me to think, and overthink — guilty as charged — and so I share with you some of my thoughts and insights gifted to me from the sandy shores of a small spit of land 30 miles from the Massachusetts coastline.

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if we could live life backwards
if we could live life backwards

Imagine if we could look at our lives through the formidable lens of age, with all the knowledge, experience, and hard-earned wisdom we’ve accumulated through our middle years (okay, maybe our later middle years), and somehow apply it to our past.

What would we change? Would we have made different choices? Would we have lived differently?

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tuesday thoughts
the lottery
the lottery

After living most of my life, or 55 years of it, I have come to recognize myself as a bit of a loser when it comes to games and contests that require luck, and I usually steer clear, especially when money is involved.

what’s your itch
what’s your itch

Life has a sneaky way of educating us when we least expect it.

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icy’s pick of the week

 
icy frantz icy’s pick of the week the icing on the cake
 

From books to recipes to shows, movies, songs, and stores, a new pick is released every Wednesday.

 

slice of nice

 
icy frantz the icing on the cake slice of nice be nice
 

In a world so inundated with fraught and stress, it would be great if we could just be nice.