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Is it possible for two people to share the same memory of an event that never happened?  Or is the mere idea of such, so profound it simply defies mortal explanation.   To hear my very best friend tell the story, I taught myself the art of tightrope walking when I was in my earlyContinue reading “Friendship”

May, 2018 Summer 1998?  It isn’t 1999 because I would be pregnant with Oliver.  The joy on Grace’s face seems to indicate her daddy is taking our picture.  Her right hand poised in motion to reach out to him.  We both couldn’t be happier.   Her song plays in my head… “When you have a littleContinue reading ““She’s my little Bunky and I love her very much.””

I love that my mother kept this blanket as she moved from our childhood home on Southwell Street to the old stone house where I grew into my teens.  It must have been packed away with other memories she held dear until she landed at Courtyard Place where she bloomed, drenched in sunlit windows withContinue reading “The Blanket”

May 17, 2018 On a rather ordinary Sunday, he said, “Wouldn’t it be fun to paint together?” Momentarily pausing, before replying, “Sure.  What did you have in mind?”  This said while thinking to myself, “On a canvas, like an artist?  How long has it been since I painted, other than doodling on an occasional eggContinue reading “Art on an Ordinary Sunday”

Forward by Oliver’s Mom on January 31, 2021: Writing my tribute to Rose prompted the desire to find and share the poem Oliver wrote for Grandma Peggy’s funeral when he was just nine years old.  Although no one told him he needed to write or say anything after his grandma died, he took it uponContinue reading “The Place that is the Best”

January 20, 2021 I said goodbye to a woman I love today.  I haven’t always loved her.  In fact, I hardly even knew her, at least not in the physical sense.  Yet, this woman has been nestled into the recesses of my heart since the beginning.  As a child, I remember desperately trying to formContinue reading “A Tribute to a Lady”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”