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Mary Aquino-Cooper
Category Archives: Dad
Memories of Tanglewood via the Tanglewood Festival Chorus
A dear friend emailed me last night to tell me that someone from my youth had passed away. At my advancing age, this is NOT surprising but still, it frequently shakes me. The news has me wandering down memory lane … Continue reading
Posted in Aging and Strength, Crazy Random Thoughts, Dad, Daily Stuff, Lifestyle Blog, love, Music, My Thoughts and Musings, Photoblogging, Writers, Writing
Tagged boston symphony orchestra, bso, Dad, jane stein, memories, miss hall's school, mom, simon's rock, Tanglewood, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, tfc
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Remember it’s a journey…
I always knew that there would be a time when my mom and dad weren’t here anymore. I did. Jim would say (and he’s somewhat correct) that I ignored that reality for quite a while. And I did. Because it … Continue reading
Posted in advice, Crazy Random Thoughts, Dad, Daily Stuff, Journaling, Life With Mom, Lifestyle Blog, love, My Thoughts and Musings, Photoblogging, Writers, Writing
Tagged advice, after the will, Dad, documents, family memories, memories, mom, recipes, recommendations, videos, what to do
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Margaret Curtis Aquino 1928 – 2021
Margaret (Curtis) Aquino, age 93, went to be with the Lord at her home in Carolina Shores, NC, surrounded by her loving daughter Mary Margaret Aquino-Cooper and her son-in-law Jim Cooper. Born in Gouverneur, NY, to Leo and Louise Curtis, … Continue reading
Posted in Crazy Random Thoughts, Dad, Daily Stuff, Journaling, Life With Mom, Lifestyle Blog, love, Music, My Thoughts and Musings, Philanthropy, Service to Others, Writers, Writing
Tagged alzheimer's, antone aquino, caregiving, changes, dementia, grief, Hospice, Margaret Aquino, mom, mom and dad, new life, obituary, parent, rest in peace, together again
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Love Letter to the Past
I’ve been having a hard time lately. I watch you and see someone I don’t know. I watch you change in a way that hurts my heart. I want to shake you and make you yourself again. It’s hard. Sure, … Continue reading
Posted in Crazy Random Thoughts, Dad, Daily Stuff, Journaling, Life With Mom, Lifestyle Blog, love, Music, My Thoughts and Musings, Writing
Tagged antone aquino, aquino, dementia, Family, losing dad, margaret curtis aquino
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What Is Self Care?
I’m thinking I might be depressed because I have bouts of wanting to accomplish tons of things and then just as I’m about to start, I’m crushed with apathy. And by crushed, I mean in such a way that I … Continue reading
Posted in Crazy Random Thoughts, Dad, Journaling, Life With Mom, Lifestyle Blog, My Thoughts and Musings, Writing
Tagged aging, alzheimer's, Baking, blogging, caregiving, depression, emotions, fear, life, lifestyle, self care
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The Definition of Family
This was the storm (Dorian) as the eye passed to the east of us. I have to say a couple of things about riding out a hurricane with a 91 year old dementia patient on board. We made our choices … Continue reading
Greek Easter Bread for Othodox Easter
So no, I’m not Greek. Nor do I celebrate in an Othodox … manner (?) … style (?) … church….we’ll go with church. But my dad was big into making Easter bread around this time of the year. And not … Continue reading
The Best Daddy
So, it’s the day before the hardest day of my life. It used to be considered the worst day of my life but it’s now the hardest day of my life. The constant reminder that dads are special people and … Continue reading
Posted in Crazy Random Thoughts, Dad, Journaling, Life With Mom, love, Music, My Thoughts and Musings, Photoblogging
Tagged antone aquino, boston music, boston symphony, Dad, Ellen, ellen degeneres, grief, grieving dad, John Oliver Chorale, losing dad, loss, music, Newburgh Free Academy, North Shore Music Scene, Peabody Massachusetts, Salem Massachusetts, salem state college, salem state college music, salem state univ, salem state university music school, Tanglewood, Tanglewood Festival Chorus, the best dad, The Ellen Show
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Twas the night….
So here it is. Christmas eve 2018. And the spirit is still…well…not exactly here. But, I do want to say how much friends-that-have-become-family -because-my-family-is-small mean to me. I do have some awesome cousins…they are wonderful and they mean the world … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, Family, friends, Holidays, love, missing dad, rock and roll, tesla, thankful, work family
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