1559 Pierce Avenue

This address in a small Midwestern factory town was the launching pad for a life that has been messy, painful, Catholic, overseas, underpaid, in denial, in recovery, coming out, standing up, increasing glorious (if flawed), and under construction for over 50 years.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010

Shwea has joined the family

Ann's dear dog Shwea became very ill and had to be put to sleep on Friday, July 30th. She was with her dear Aunt Mary, Deb and Barb, in...

Friday, July 30, 2010

'Courage when years become days'

The Rev. Andrea Ayvazian penned a column about Ann's last days, which ran in the Daily Hampshire Gazette on Tues., July 27, 2010.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

1559 Pierce Avenue

Ann painted this watercolor of her childhood home, 1559 Pierce Avenue, after which she named this blog.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Remembering Ann Podolske

Here's a seven-minute video of Ann Podolske performing at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square, Cambridge, Mass. Ann started performing ...

Saturday, June 05, 2010

Ann Podolske, We Hardly Knew Ye (1959-2010)

Ann passed away today, June 5, 2010 at noon. She was at peace, surrounded by family and friends. The visitation will be held on Saturday, Ju...

Thursday, June 03, 2010

she's still hanging on

Friends- Ann is still hanging on, visiting with friends, but declining. When possible, we read your posts to her and she appreciates them. ...

Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Love to you all: June 1, 2010

It looks as though my kidneys have taken a major turn for the worse, and what looked liked weeks may now be days. Maybe a day. Yesterday off...

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