We left at “O-dark-thirty”, as the husband says, in the cold, rainy, dark of morning… truck and trailer filled with the last of Dad’s big tools…
A stop for coffee in California farmland…
Then up and over the Siskiyou mountains… clouds outlined against sky… a first dusting of snow on the peaks…
It feels odd to carry the last bits and pieces of their home in the back of our truck… to say goodbye to a family home, my family home, that will be no more.
This goodbye thing… there is more to say… when I am less tired.
Still feel the road ringing in my ears.
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An emotional time. I hope you were able to visit with your parents. Enjoyed the photo journal. Take the time to relax and get some rest, gain some emotional strength.
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We visited a little, but it was a “working” trip. Hopefully back there soon for some fun time 🙂 These things do take a toll, don’t they??
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Oh my dear, how heart rending. I can feel bits of your heart trailing behind you as you leave your home behind, and so many memories. Yet you carry them with you….yet you are partly still back where you were. I have had my share of goodbyes and moving—it makes me cry when it happens—and around the bend at the next place there are hugs awaiting from you. hugs from friends you have not yet met. You are in my prayers as you go through this. hugs from AZ
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I haven’t heard “dark- thirty” in a long time. This must have been a difficult trip for you.
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Brooke, you are an amazing writer! I would buy your first book when it comes out! At least you have memories for your tender times. You are so lucky to have your parents still here! My Father passed away when I was 25 and it took a long time to come to terms with losing him. Although he was 65, it was still hard.
love, Lynn
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Thank you, Lynn. Yes, I am so very lucky to have my folks. And I’m sorry you lost your dad so young… I can’t imagine what that would feel like. And thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement 🙂
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Thank you for writing so tenderly about this difficult time in your life. You are not alone. I am glad to have representation in the blog world of us older women. My father passed away just over a month ago and I am still reeling. Now Mom is alone and at times it is just hard to bear. Thank you for reminding me that I am not alone.
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Thanks so much for stopping by, Sharon. I’m so sorry for the loss of your father. We “older women” do have new challenges to face. I’m glad to meet you as we move along in a new phase of life:)
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Your landscape shots are so divine… TY for sharing them with us… 😉
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Thank you… wasn’t sure how they would turn out from inside the truck using my phone camera. I just loved the blue sky and clouds 🙂
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