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About
Me
My name is Virginia, and I am the author of Pics
and Poems. I’ve
lived in the New Hampshire area for the past 27 years
where I also worked as a full-time middle school secretary
until my retirement in June, 2008.
This
April, 2010, I lost my husband and soulmate, Ed, after
he suffered a long and courageous battle with several
illnesses. We had been married for 45 years, and I
miss my best friend terribly.
We were both born and brought up in
Massachusetts, and enjoyed traveling together whenever the
opportunity presented itself. We had some
wonderful excursions to Montreal, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and enjoyed trips to all the New England states.
For 13 years, from the mid-Sixties and through
most of the Seventies, we lived in California
(Berkeley/San Francisco area), and during that time span
traveled across the United States, from coast to coast,
3 times, on a shoestring. I’m
grateful for those experiences, even though we had very
little money, as these trips gave me
an unforgettable view of this beautiful country.
Our last trip resulted in a permanent move from
California back to Massachusetts, and finally to New Hampshire
in 1983. I am forever grateful for the 45 years we
shared and I will carry those memories in my heart until
I leave this earth and we're together once more.
My
family brings me great joy and has been a wonderful source
of support during this very sad period for all of
us. I cherish time spent with my children and
grandchildren, and since my family lives a distance from
me, the quality of our time
together is especially significant to me.
It's
been a long time since I've written any poetry. I
was very involved in my late husband's care for a long
period of time, which was a labor of love and loyalty, but
which provided little time for writing. I'm sure the
need to write will return. This is a new passage in
my life, still ripe with so much anguish, yet in time may
flourish with expression. I hope to enjoy writing poetry and creating pages for
my web site, again, but first, I must go through this
grief which grabs at my heart and soul every
day.
In
the meantime, I thank you for your visits and kind
comments.
Wishing
you peace and blessings,
Virginia
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