by Kathleen Pellegrino | Apr 7, 2021 | Endurance, Environment, Experiencing life, flowers, Giving thanks
My yearly visitors have arrived. Not all of them quite yet, I’m sorry to say. Analogous to receiving Amazon packages during shut down, when one or two come daily, my arrivals are just as reliable. Crocus in purple appear along with daffodil in yellow to start my...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Oct 16, 2019 | After the Party, charity, Endurance, Environment, Experiencing life, flowers, Giving thanks, glowers
Une petit dejeuner et des fleurs. This combination of my neighbor Trudi’s dahlias and a small breakfast should fortify the soul of any of us. The display is homespun. It gives grace to our ordinary days, but can it by itself give us relief when we are worried or...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Oct 2, 2019 | After the Party, charity, Endurance, Environment, Experiencing life, flowers, Giving thanks, glowers
I sit in the dark staring out the open window hearing the swish of the tree branches responding to the call of the wind. I see the leaves clearly; all their shapes, colors, and sizes are distinctly caught through my lenses and imprint on my mind. And, I am calmed. The...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Aug 28, 2019 | After the Party, Endurance, Environment, Experiencing life, flowers, Giving thanks, glowers, Gossip
Mothers are crying and/or celebrating. The kids are back in school dressed for success. The kids mostly are excited to see their friends. Some actually look forward to learning. The teachers, despite some complaining about new rules just as the students also...
by Kathleen Pellegrino | Jul 16, 2019 | After the Party, Endurance, Experiencing life, Giving thanks, Gossip, Mystery, News, Writing
A few friends and family members have changed jobs recently and some have gained full-time employment for the first time. The excitement of new employment, especially when it’s in the field that was your goal or in your dream job, is almost like starting the...
Kathleen lives with her husband Joe and their dog Othello midst their large family in Springfield, Massachusetts.
"My love affair with plots, murder, mystery, spies and, in general, with crime novels began at an early age. I read and read – probably have read 2,000 crime novels since then. Even at an early age, I developed my own plots if only to cover up my misdeeds to the chagrin of my family and teachers. Some less creative called it fibbing!
Now I write from the love of plot – of people and their ways –of life – of philosophy – about crime –about the sociopath/psychopath."
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