I missed my sense of normal. I missed getting up and having somewhere to go every day. Most of all, I missed interacting with people.
When The Car Key Unlocks More Than The Car
Memories are like antiques; the older they are the more valuable they become. Marinela Reka It’s funny how core memories can sneak up on you at the strangest times. Case in point: yesterday I pulled into my driveway after a pretty full day of running errands. As I put the car into park and prepared …
Empty House, Full Heart
A house is made of brick and mortar, but home is made by the people who live there. M.K. Soni When we lose someone close to us, nobody warns us that we will be forced to say goodbye multiple times. We say goodbye at a funeral. We say goodbye to traditions that we used to …
Remembering Tara
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard. A.A. Milne I usually love celebrating anniversaries – weddings, first dates, the day we moved into our house. But today is an anniversary that I wish didn’t exist. Today marks one year since I lost my oldest and dearest friend. She lost …
Pandemic Perspectives
“It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all.” Laura Ingalls Wilder It’s funny how we inherit certain talents from our parents while others seem to completely skip a generation. My mom is a great gardener. I can’t tell you how many plants I’ve received as gifts, neglected them …