Telling the Truth

connecting the dots of my life

April 24, 2015

Durgin Park Dining Room | Memories

~~~Durgin Park Waiting Line, mid-1960s

The line says it all. This place is popular! Looks like a Sunday dinner crowd to me. A Boston landmark, before this area was gentrified and lost its true Boston charm. One of our favorite memories.

When you get to the door, you still have to Read the rest of this entry »

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April 24, 2015

petrified pieces of my heart | Memories

“Petrified pieces of my heart.” Thank you, Mahmoud Darwish, for words that still move me to tears and help me better understand your exile and the importance of keeping lost memories alive.

In the opening pages of his Journal of an Ordinary Grief, Mahmoud Darwish writes these haunting words: Read the rest of this entry »