New Horizons

By Saloma Furlong | September 20, 2017 |

It’s been weeks since last I posted here. Life is full, so there has not been a dull moment. David and I just signed an offer on our house… hurray! When I let my long-time friend in Vermont know that we were signing this offer, she wrote, “Wow! Your life must be spinning right now…

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A Tribute to My Father

By Saloma Furlong | August 29, 2017 |

Yesterday I kept thinking about my father because it was his birthday. He was born in 1918, so he would have turned 99 yesterday. For those who have read my books, you know that his pilgrimage on this earth was often filled with strife and struggles. And yet his passage from this world to the…

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A Wedding in Photos

By Saloma Furlong | August 14, 2017 |

As promised, I am back to tell about our visit to Charlotte, North Carolina for my nephew’s wedding. We attended both the rehearsal dinner on Friday evening, and the wedding on Saturday. Before anything else, I will introduce you to my sister, Susan, and her family. She and Bill had four daughters and one son.…

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A Journey South and New Perspectives

By Saloma Furlong | August 9, 2017 |

Photo by Saloma Furlong: “Taking the Long View” Whenever I travel, I gain new perspectives. The trip David and I just returned from is no exception. We started our trip a week ago last Saturday, driving to Harrisonburg, Virginia that first day. We enjoyed visiting Park View Church the next morning. The singing in that…

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An Amish Farming Success Story

By Saloma Furlong | August 1, 2017 |

I wanted to share a link to an Amish success story I happened across the other day. It’s in a publication I’d never heard of called “The New Food Economy” and it’s called How Amish Farm Produce Gets to Whole Foods Without Internet, Tractors, or Phones. It is an in-depth article and well worth reading.…

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And that Important First Paragraph…

By Saloma Furlong | July 29, 2017 |

Wow! I had no idea how many of you would respond to my last post. Thank you, thank you, and thank you again! I think at least twice as many people liked the bonnet beginning better. Both will be in the first chapter, but I wanted to get a sense of which line would grab…

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That Elusive and Important First Line…

By Saloma Furlong | July 27, 2017 |

I don’t have time to write a long post, but I have a question for you, my dear readers. In re-writing the beginning of my memoir, I am trying to decide on a first line. Will you let me know which of the following lines you find more compelling? A light rain fell as the…

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An Interlude

By Saloma Furlong | July 23, 2017 |

A memorial service was held for Marie yesterday morning at the church she’d been part of for more than 50 years, which David and I attended. Neither of us felt like the service quite fit Marie, but we don’t know why that was. Normally when I attend a funeral or memorial service, there is a…

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When the Sun Sets on a Life Well-Lived

By Saloma Furlong | July 15, 2017 |

These past few weeks have been life-changing for me. It is hard for me to know where to start, so I’ll guess I’ll start at the beginning. Several years ago, David and I began attending church services at the Congregational Church in South Amherst. One day, someone introduced me to Marie Houle, one of the…

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