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Another October
I was married 41 years ago today in a beautiful Vera Wang gown I found on a clearance rack at Trenchers in Garden City, Long Island. It is a beautiful gown and even though it fits, it looks silly on my almost 70-year-old body. The delicate, lacy wide brimmed hat is still lovely, but no longer ivory and encircles my head with an odd tilt. Like me, the color and texture have changed. Afterwards, we celebrated with special family and friends at the Swan Club in Roslyn where sig
Ardelle Hirsch
Oct 233 min read


An Ordinary Thing
During a Zoom workshop last week, I paid attention, took notes - and stared at my own face in a Partridge Family-style, tile box for 2...
Ardelle Hirsch
Sep 123 min read


Morning Musings
I started 3 classes last week, a lifelong learning opportunity offered by University at Albany – the first time I’ve attended class on a...
Ardelle Hirsch
Sep 63 min read


Invisible Wounds
On the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII, a war Dad never spoke about but never forgot, I remember the never-ending battles that began...
Ardelle Hirsch
Sep 24 min read
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