Elva Stoelers

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Taking the Wheel

August 28, 2019.On Writing.#grief recovery widowhood memories writing

On April 22 I announced on the blog  my intent to turn all my ‘Writing From The Wound’ posts into a book and I scared the bejeesus out of myself.  I have been playing cat and mouse with that intent ever since.  Every every single night I’ve promised myself that tomorrow would be the day, […]

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Waging war on the dreaded Drosophila melanogaster

August 24, 2019.On the Lighter Side.#housework

A squadron of tiny black specs prepared for liftoff as I reached for the perfectly ripened peach in the fruit bowl this morning – thousands of kamikaze gnats in a collective protest took flight. The fruit flies have arrived. This time of year is one of fragrant harvests; cherries, pears and peaches; fruits coming to […]

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The Face of Innocence

August 21, 2019.On the Lighter Side.#Chesapeake bay retriever

So I guess while Olive and I were road tripping across the province Chester was back at home making a poor impression. Ches has never complained about the accommodations at the kennel before, in fact the last time I dropped him off he was excited and never even said goodbye – nary a backwards glance […]

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Road Trip

August 17, 2019.Momentos.#Grief recovery memories

Sometimes a girl just needs to pack a bag, grab a dog and put the pedal to the metal.  So that’s what I did.  I got the hell out of Dodge. Just me, my thoughts and my little old dog. She was exactly the company I needed – Olive and the horizon and a thousand […]

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A better idea

August 9, 2019.Momentos.#back to business

The season is about to change, I can feel it. Evidence that fall is around the corner is everywhere. August has never been my favorite month – it’s hot and dry, most gardens are looking parched and leggy, the grass is brown. But despite the dusty heat there is a ripple of excitement in the […]

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A notable birthday

August 5, 2019.Momentos.#birthdays

Our eldest child will turn forty in the morning – forty.  I can hardly believe it.  I can still close my eyes and conjure the moment of her birth, the moment I became a mother…. it feels like yesterday and forever ago. We’d gotten married in the fall – by Christmas I was suffering morning […]

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Three hundred posts

July 31, 2019.Momentos.#grief recovery widowhood memories writing milestones

Three hundred posts… a lot of words, a lot of memories, thoughts and emotions.  For me the blog has been about more than those words on a page – it’s been a lifeline.  The blog has provided an imagined connection with people even in my darkest, most confusing times – my readers have become the […]

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Words of Wisdom

July 27, 2019.Writing From The Wound.#grief recovery widowhood memories reminders

I’ve been stretching myself this summer, taking some brave steps on my own.  Although I may not have actually turned a corner I think the corner is almost within eyeshot – just beyond the horizon, perhaps still blurred by the fog of fear but there in the distance waiting.  All I need to do is […]

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Promises kept

July 23, 2019.Writing From The Wound.#grief recovery widowhood memories

I had occasion recently to swear on a bible. I held the worn black leather book in my right hand and promised to tell the truth. To say I swore to tell the truth would be a stretch, but I do take a promise seriously.   I’m not sure who actually bears witness to promises […]

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Reminders

July 19, 2019.Momentos.#grief recovery widowhood memories reminders

I’m back.  I think I needed a change of pace and place, a break from what was becoming routine, a rest from reality.  This is not to say I’ve come home from my holiday gung-ho, I’m not rolling up my sleeves and flying at ‘er.  Nope.  I’ve come home with priorities and they’re not the […]

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