by lisaannmaurer | Jan 22, 2023 | Stories
Light the way You often hear teachers say, my students are like my own kids, and Claudia truly embodies that statement. High schoolers today are navigating through uncharted waters, but for a fortunate few they have Claudia Curtis to light their way. Safe haven for...
by lisaannmaurer | Nov 6, 2022 | Stories
The power of handwritten messages I’ve kept a card box for as long as I can remember. The handwritten messages from over the years sit on a shelf in my hall closet and are beginning to burst out of the top. My box has one rule. If some one takes the time to...
by Admin2 | Sep 3, 2022 | Stories
As real as real could get Marlene was an original. She was a woman without a filter, as real as real could get. Marlene was not afraid to say what she was thinking. In a world where so many always choose their words with care, you never had to wonder what she was...
by lisaannmaurer | Jun 9, 2022 | Stories
Ann is the matriarch of a large Irish Catholic family and is the epitome of a boss lady. She is 96 years old and born on the feast of Saint Ann, her namesake. She is a fiercely independent woman, full of love and compassion for others. Despite her own hardships, she...
by lisaannmaurer | May 15, 2022 | Stories
I didn’t know a soul. Except two women from New Jersey, with the same name. You guessed it, Jess. We exchanged messages and booked the same flights into Firenze. It was comforting to know others crazy enough to pack all of their belongings into two suitcases and...
