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This post got way longer than I intended, so I am going to separate it into two parts.  It is about the last 2 years of my mother’s life, and the way she died.  I believe the story illustrates aspects … Continue reading →

Happy New Year, everyone!   In my small world a lot has happened in 2008.  This year we have accomplished a lot of construction.  Jerry built an addition to the house that I sit in now. A new pantry is … Continue reading →

Our days, Jerry’s and mine, pass peacefully. His energy level is reduced, hopefully temporarily, and he is reluctant to start new projects. Some of the outdoor work – a new fence around the front yard and the moss taken off … Continue reading →

  John Gray died this week. He was a couple of years younger than Jerry and I.  My daughter told me via email. He and his wife, Reggie, have been my daughter’s next door neighbors for 25 years in a little English village … Continue reading →

We are diurnal animals, and when we stay active at night we create environments with lights and sounds that mimic daytime. Night, real dark night, is a parallel world, mostly unknown and often feared. The older I get the more … Continue reading →

My father was born in 1904 in Greenfield, Massachusetts and taken to Europe at the age of 3. He lived in Germany and Italy and was educated in England. He didn’t return to the United States until he was a … Continue reading →

Daisy, our toy poodle, became part of the family 2 years ago, shortly after Jerry and I were married. I bought her, a pocket sized puppy, at the groomers, where I had taken my 15 pound long haired black cat … Continue reading →

When I was very young I sometimes wondered whether I would live to the end of the century.  I was born in 1932, about a third of the way into the 20th century.  As a kid the idea of being … Continue reading →