Downsizing – round two
I have spent the past three months leaving home. I’ve been packing, purging, and plundering the stuff of my life. I said goodbye to sentiment and weighed the importance of everything I owned. It was tough. Goodbyes are never easy, but that part of the adventure is over – I am now arriving and this […]
Postcards from the past
I saved my wedding dress, circa 1978, and packed it carefully into a Tupperware container along with my going away outfit and the fancy navy blue three piece suit my new husband wore as we embarked on our life together. We were a snappy pair back then, drenched in hope and lust – newlyweds. […]
Rubik’s Cube
My daughter and her husband purchased my house, we signed the deal in January They have been working steadily toward their move date ever since. Where it was perhaps a bonus to be able to make some renovations and move things in a little early I fear the benefits have now been outweighed by […]
My last night at home
The dogs have gone to bed with their usual cookies – they have been a little confused with the action in here of late but they’ve coped with it in dog fashion, a couple of treats and all is well with the world. The same cannot be said for me. I am tucking myself into […]
A household cleanse
Thirty-one years ago I walked in the front door of this house with my husband and three children. Our furnishings were sparse but we immediately set to the task of settling in and living the life of a busy family enjoying that life. We were participators, joiners, get-involveders – it didn’t take long to fill […]
One long year
We went to the mountain to reminisce and remember – it seemed like a good place to mark the anniversary of the worst day ever. The sky was crayola blue – the shade children choose to color perfection around cartoon clouds – and the snow outlined evergreens excited about the season. As I gave […]
I survived
My words are failing me right now. Perhaps the emotions of this week are better felt than articulated, they are too big to convey. The anticipated end of the year of firsts is just days away – the end of this year of coming to terms. We have survived. We are survivors. But I am […]
This day
I’ve been taking pictures and gathering stories for five days. I’ve laughed at his dog and his granddaughters and wished he was here. I’ve witnessed the life he is missing and has missed for almost a year and my heart felt heavy even in the lightness of the moment. The ocean is alive, the tide […]