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Recently Deborah wrote a sad and poignant post about a friend who had Alzheimers and wandered off, got lost and died of exposure. That made me think about wandering and I  frequently think about death anyway. Forgive me if I … Continue reading →

My house is cleaner than usual. My kitchen cabinets are sorted. I cleaned the stove. The washing is done. I am organizing bookcases. My desk is cleaned off. Every day it doesn’t rain I plant a hanging basket or a … Continue reading →

The Duchess asks, What’s up, Old Woman? I need to explain why life has been hard to live lately. Why I have not had time or energy to post. Here’s the bad stuff: We had an unpleasant letter from Jerry’s … Continue reading →

Life has not been easy lately, but I finally finished the bird picture. Here is the finished project.

I didn’t finish the painting. I tried, but time ran out and I had to collect fancy clothes for us to wear at the wedding we are going to on Saturday in San Francisco. Jerry had a pair of black … Continue reading →

Dear Blog Friends: It is now almost 2 weeks since Bert left. Writing the previous post, in which I recounted all the events that led up to his coming and his hasty departure, proved to be remarkably cathartic. The night … Continue reading →

Summer is here at last — sort of. It’s still chilly and cloudy in the mornings, but afternoons are warm and mild. August is a time of celebration for us. Jerry’s birthday is the 3rd. He gets to be the … Continue reading →

Burt called on Tuesday evening to say the biopsy of the tumor in his lung had gone well, that he was home and feeling okay. He had an appointment with his primary care doctor on Friday by which time he … Continue reading →

It’s the middle of July. We hear about a heat wave in the east, but for the present here in the west summer seems to have departed. It’s chilly out — the temperature is 58. The sky is gray. But … Continue reading →