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Martial Arts

Posted on January 20, 2024 by Ellen Ross

This post is dedicated to WLSC, FDR and JBS. They know why. God bless them. I am running this post today, January 21, Dear Readers, because on this date in 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus was launched … Continue reading →

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Mantra

Posted on January 7, 2024 by Ellen Ross

This post is dedicated to John Yager. New Trier Class of 1966. Fearless Leader (along with Terry Winkless) of my favorite FB Group “You lived on Chicago’s North Shore…”, BBQ maven and all around great guy. Thanks, Hopsy. A few … Continue reading →

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Here Comes The Bride!

Posted on November 6, 2022 by Ellen Ross

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Sunday in the Park with Steve

Posted on December 5, 2021 by Ellen Ross

Dear Readers, I didn’t intend to be back in your email boxes so soon. But last week, I- and the rest of the world- got some devastating news. Stephen Sondheim was dead. A genuine genius, a theatrical LEGEND, a wordsmith … Continue reading →

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Geneva Conventions

Posted on November 14, 2021 by Ellen Ross

Hello, Dear Readers! I know, I know. It seems like a mighty long time. But today, I write with three purposes. The first is to check in with all of you. I hope from the bottom of my heart that … Continue reading →

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The Out-of-Towners

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Ellen Ross

Hello, Dear Readers. It’s me just checking in again. I’m fine and I sure hope all of you are still safe and sound. …So a couple of weeks ago, TBF and I decided that we really needed a getaway. … Continue reading →

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Blog in the Time of Corona

Posted on March 22, 2020 by Ellen Ross

Hello, Dear Readers. Long time no see. It’s been a little over a year (and two months) since I stopped sending Letter From Elba and I never thought I’d be writing to all of you in this way again. But … Continue reading →

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Last Letter

Posted on January 13, 2019 by Ellen Ross

Happy 2019, Dear Readers. Here’s wishing you all a wonderful, happy, healthy new year. As this is traditionally the time of the year for new beginnings and resolutions, I have decided to end the blog. This will be the last … Continue reading →

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Strangers on a Train

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Ellen Ross

This past Tuesday a guy sat down next to me on the train. Mid-sixties, gray hair, blue eyes, GREAT accent. Kind of like dis guy. We started talking. He told me that he was from Breezy Point, New York. We … Continue reading →

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Cutting Corners

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Ellen Ross

…So Dear Readers, I don’t know if you remember that I walk a lot. I mean a lot. Like everywhere. I regularly walk to the Ogilvie Transportation Center- and that’s a good five miles from my house. Anything less than … Continue reading →

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