Long and Lasting Love

Robert Frost, (1874-1963) was an American poet who depicted life through the language and situations of the common man. One of his most famous poems was “The Road Not Taken.” Every day we are faced with decisions, choices of varying significance. Some, such as what shall I wear today, or […]

The Road Not Taken

18 Mar, 2020 in Long and Lasting Love by Estelle O'Connell

In just a couple of days we will celebrate Valentine’s Day, ostensibly the most romantic holiday of the year: ubiquitous chubby cherubs and big red hearts, candlelight dinners, gifts of roses and chocolate, perhaps lacy lingerie or dazzling diamonds, all accompanied with flowery phrases of undying love. But what if […]

Love and Loss

11 Feb, 2020 in Long and Lasting Love by Estelle O'Connell

Kissing Fish For me art reflects the celebration of the simple and good things in life. This is most important to me. Romero Britto To MY belovED: Brushing my teeth, making the bed, doing whatever I have to do; every hour of the day something reminds me of you. Comic […]

Litany of Reminders

21 Jan, 2020 in Long and Lasting Love by Estelle O'Connell

They are known as Tony and Jo, but he calls her Josephine, and she refers to him as “You Know Who.” To the casual observer they do not appear to be a lovey- dovey couple prone to public displays of affection; in fact, their relationship on the surface at times […]

That’s Amore!

22 Jan, 2019 in Long and Lasting Love by Estelle O'Connell

In the end, what affect your life most deeply are things far too simple to talk about. (Nell Blaine) Brushing my teeth, making the bed, doing whatever I have to do; Almost every hour of the day something reminds me of you. Comic strips, horoscopes, crossword […]

Random Reminders

4 Nov, 2018 in Long and Lasting Love by eocenterprises@gmail.com

“People often say ‘A picture is worth a thousand words.’ But the original quote was actually ‘A picture is worth ten thousand words’ as stated by Fred R. Barnard, of Printers’ Ink, 10 March 1927. If that is true, the framed memories of family and friends, vacations and ventures adorning […]

Captured on Camera

20 Aug, 2018 in Long and Lasting Love by Estelle O'Connell

We met at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Twenty-and-Over Club on Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on May 2, 1959 (one day after Tony’s 27th birthday)). The date I expected never showed up, so I went to the weekly dance with a girlfriend. When I got off the bus, I asked a […]

True Love

9 Jul, 2018 in Long and Lasting Love by Estelle O'Connell