He was at our Vocal Arts Concert on December 4, 2010. On December 13, 2010, I sat by his bedside […]
Archive for ‘Brothers’
It’s August 4. Again.
He came into this world on this day in 1947. He left this world on December 13, 2010. Ten days […]
Remembering Christmas
It’s February. Yup. I know that. But the most extraordinary thing happened today, in February of 2021. It needs to […]
Remembering Danny
August 4, 1947 brought my brother into this world. He left on December 13, 2010. There are many things that […]
Only Nine Years
My brother, Daniel, was taken from us nine years ago. It feels like forever and I know it was just […]
Neighborhood Stroll
One of our neighbors has an olive grove. It is relatively young and was on the property when they bought […]
Larks Rise to Candleford — Closer to Home
The BBC series Larks Rise to Candleford took the last paragraph of Flora Thompson’s semi-biographical books and turned it into […]
Eight Years Ago
It is a call that no one wants to get. No one wants to think about. The person calling does […]
Truckin’
Someone today said that the word ‘truck‘ meant many things. It does. For me it means happiness, sadness and intense […]
Orange
Orange is not a color to me. It is a smell. I was born in a town surrounded by orange […]
Talkin' to Myself 