We took our traditional first day of the new year beach walk today after lazing around this morning in true New Year’s Day fashion then taking down our Christmas Tree. Here are some photos of the beach:
The light was waning by the time we got there. The “pink-at-night, sailor’s delight” glow bodes a fine day tomorrow.
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Amazing day, this one.
After 55 years and 28 days on this earth, my right to full-throatedly speak my heart’s truth has been realized.
The law extending marriage rights to same-sex couples in Maine took effect at 12:01 a.m. My love and I were standing in the December cold in front of Portland City Hall, surrounded by laughing, weeping, singing, dancing, delighted people.
Having known I was gay before I even knew the word, I never imagined myself being married. It was simply out of the question. An experience beyond my reach. And, I thought for many, many years, something I did not deserve. Eventually I began to question the assumptions underlying that belief. Through both the women’s movement and the gay rights movement, I started my personal march toward this happy milestone, one step at a time.
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It’s after 10 p.m. and I’m winding down from a lovely Sunday here in Southern Maine. Take a look:
I have work to do yet tonight so I’m going to make this post a quick list of the weekend’s joys.
We spent time with all of the members of my clan minus one yesterday at a St. Patrick’s Day party. My mother was in her glory, surrounded by her kids, grandkids and great-grands. The Alzheimers hasn’t robbed her of her joie de vivre, especially when children are in the room and Irish music is playing in the background.
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