Category: Memories

by Denise Costello • August 23, 2015

When I was chilling in the Upper Keys after arriving back in the US from Cuba, I met some engaging people at the small hotel I was staying in Islamorada. I hardly left the place because it was so quaint and comfortable. There was a man-made cement dock with rocks surrounding it looking out over the Gulf…

Jackie Memories

by Denise Costello • July 26, 2015

I’m really not one for remembering death dates, but this year I remembered that nine years ago yesterday my mother died. When that death scenario flashes in my brain, I try to not dwell on it too much–such a sad time and sad memories. If you smoke, stop. So to counteract the sadness, I would…