...linking today with Gypsy Mama, writing for five minutes, the word: good-bye I've said good-bye in airports, on tarmacs, on the street in front of my house, in hospital rooms, over the telephone, in an email. Said good-bye to my parents, wondering when I would see them again... Held my grandfather's hand in his hospital room... …
Author: Brooke McGillivray
Throw a duffel bag at me… really, it’s ok
Twice I circled the arrival lanes at Anchorage Airport. No husband. He had called two hours earlier, and I must say, after nine weeks it was about time. The kids and I scrambled into the old Chevy suburban and trekked to town... 45 minutes on a good day... one hour on a bad. Today it was very …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Journey
.......... the long road home WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Five Minute Friday: Light
I lightly swat the lady bug from the blinds... they split and tear open. Great, one more thing to replace. Health issues out of the blue... my mother, a son. Miles separate and all I can do is pray. All I can do. Or is it the most I can do? And today of all days... the one I'm …
Am I bright enough for a smart phone??
Probably not... ... it was a possibility voiced the day the chimney cleaner/fixer guy came to the house and she waved her arm in my direction saying "she's not too bright". But since she's lost those filters that prevent most of us from saying rude things about a person, especially when they're standing right in front of you... I can cut …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Arranged
These are pictures taken on my last trip to Washington, D.C. As a history buff, especially of the Civil War, I always come home with a camera full. WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Unwrappable Gift
This is Five Minute Friday and the word is..... Gift ... freakish spring snowstorm, but the blossoms survive ... hearing mom's voice on the phone ... sons ... two tall coffees and the long ride home in his pick-up truck ... pick-up trucks ... little boys eating pizza, little girls eating cupcakes... and the daughters-in-law who make it all …
On Dental Care, Sweat Rags and Leaving a Legacy
I've been thinking a lot on the legacy I will leave behind. Not sure why this has captured my thought process so much lately. Of course, living with an aged person... and on the fast track to becoming one myself, I guess it's kind of "normal". I mean, what will my kids and grandkids remember most about me? Will they …
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Five Minute Friday: Loud
My Five Minute Friday is late.... Saturday will have to do. The one word prompt: LOUD no-o-o-o-o, why didn't he turn his alarm off - this isn't a work day.. oh man.. forgot to call in her prescription... need to shop.. nothing for dinner... we'll be gone all day... do not stretch that way you'll get …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Through
..... Sunlight through the blinds... .... Blue sky through the pines WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge
Heart's Home 