Just as Doug and I were adjusting to freedom and the ability to come and go as we pleased after Mom died, the corona virus shut us down. Plans we are making for our future look a little fuzzy today. They're still out there, we just can't define the how and when. My daily routine …
About a decade ago I packed this duffel bag. My 72-hour kit. I was attending a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) class, and had to bring it in on the last day. It was so big, so heavy that I dragged it in. Just as I tend to over think things, I typically over prepare. …
~~my journal 2/18/2020 - "death is so sudden, even tho we were waiting. I wish I'd taken time last night - - but no, I just wanted to finish washing dishes and mom is always so needy. I'm glad I checked on her. She said she felt strange and should we worry about it. I …
We leave moments after the caregiver arrives. Friday. 11 a.m. I feel relieved to go and guilty at the same time. He takes the long way around to the coast. We drive for two hours through beauty that should be enjoyed and photographed, but I keep nodding off. No pictures. No conversation. I am tired …
A few months back, searching for an old Halloween photo, I found this picture. We had moved to a new home, in a new subdivision, several miles south of San Francisco. I know this to be true because my dad's beloved and well maintained lawn, flower garden, fence and side yard fish pond didn't exist …
"Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you." ~ Anne Lamott Life rolls on, even if you're not ready, with or without you. Well, I guess you have to go. But I have not been rolling gracefully. So I'm going to try Anne's remedy and unplug. The theory …
When you google how couples stay married for 50 years, you will find many articles such as, "16 Relationship Secrets" and "Four Couples Spill the Secret to Lasting Love". You will find videos of cute couples gazing adoringly at one another. One of my favorite parts of the movie, When Harry Met Sally, are the …
The hours listed on this sign may not be a good formula for business success, but it is funny. Other times by surprise. What does that mean? I want to know. When are the surprise days? Would I drop by the other four looking for the surprise day? Would I ignore the open days …
A couple years ago I bought four plastic totes and labeled one for each son. As I unpacked boxes from the past, I dropped whatever belonged to a boy in his own box. They overflowed pretty fast. Realizing it was silly to keep elementary school papers for a guy in his mid-40s, I …
So in our pride we ordered for breakfast an omelet, toast and coffee and what has just arrived is a tomato salad with onions, a dish of pickles, a big slice of watermelon and two bottles of cream soda. John Steinbeck I am often fearful of hitting the Publish button instead of the Preview …
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