Jim – Jimproper Bostonian

A Common Language

Malden, Massachusetts, has always been a city of immigrants. Here is a photo of my grandmother Gertrude (lower right) and

Happy Birthday to my little sister! We don’t even bother with real ages anymore.We just add the two digits together.

It has been two years since I came back home.To the glorious world of retirement. September 7, 2020, was my

It has been a busy summer.Which is coming to an end. Some of the maples are already starting to turn.

Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.G K Chesterton So my artist friend Lucinda was offering a drawing course: six

Well, the summer flew right by. And now it is time for the fruits of fall. (Angelica Jean is helping.)

Summer’s lease hath all too short a date.The Bard Won’t be long till summertime is through.The Beach Boys They were

I went out early.To walk in my city. And see some of my favorite sights. Before it got too hot.Or

If I were to compile a taxonomy of my tribe.To describe the residents of this fair city. There would be

Do you have something to celebrate?I have just the place. Down East Maine. The pretty little towns stretching up the