Author Archives: charlene harreveld

Bloomingdales Fashion Show for Melanoma Foundation: Returning to the Catwalk

I will be coming out of my self-induced twenty one years of retirement next Saturday to participate in a fashion show at Bloomingdales for the Richard David Kahn Melanoma Foundation.  How?  Erica’s friend volunteers for the organization and asked if I would do it.  I’m glad I said yes because my girls have never seen me model before, except… Read more »

Oh, Did My Baby Just Move Away to College? I forgot.

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I learned what it means to weep as soon as Neil and Erica picked me up at the airport when I returned home from dropping Adrienne off at college. I knew immediately that something was wrong.  His face was beet red and his chin was really swollen.  He said he wasn’t feeling too great, but we all know how men… Read more »

Going Away is Leading Me Back

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Friends, it has been a really long time.  I mentioned a few blog posts back that life came and slapped me in the head three years ago when Neil was diagnosed, out of the blue, with colon cancer. Since March is Colon Cancer Awareness Month, I thought this would be a great time to jump back in to this whole… Read more »

Coming Soon…

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I have so many blog posts to write about our summer travels to Europe!  I finally set aside my fear of traveling overseas and I want to make sure I document every lit bit of our trip.  I took over 600 pictures, ate the most delicious food I have ever eaten in my entire life, and had so many crazy… Read more »

Two for the Price of One

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January is always a busy month for us.  Right after Christmas, we have three birthdays in a row:  Adrienne’s on the 3rd, mine on the 6th, and Neil’s on the 16th.  We also have the privilege of attending the Palm Beach Police Foundation’s annual ball held at Mar-a-Lago (Donald Trump’s home) in Palm Beach every year.  The Ball usually falls… Read more »