Forty Years, Barefoot in the Sand
My parents got married on a beach on the North Shore of Oahu forty years ago. This February, for their anniversary, my brothers and I surprised them by renewing their vows on the same beach.
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A Letter for Every Birthday
I'm seventy-nine. I have five grandchildren, ages two to sixteen. This winter, I started a project: I'm writing each of them a letter for every birthday until they turn thirty.
Aqua Zumba at the Y
In February, my doctor told me to get more exercise. My knees told me to stay off land. So I signed up for aqua Zumba at the Y, a dance class in the pool. I'm sixty-seven.
Winter Walks
I used to hate winter. The cold, the gray, the early darkness. Every year I would just hibernate until spring.
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