A month ago tomorrow we had to say goodbye to our beloved Bojangles. Though he was 11, he seemed to be doing just fine. He and I walked the 3 miles around Lake Bon Tempe the day before. Then the next day he collapsed, letting us know he was sicker than we knew and it...
There is a very beloved Rumi poem that has the line:”the world is too full to talk about” This is where I am – where I have been for the past year or so. Lots has happened – for all of us on Planet Earth.And also in my personal world. I wanted...
On November 11, 2020, at just about 2 in the morning my very beloved dad took his last breath and his spirit left his earthly body. He was the most amazing dad. Everyone who knew him says “what a guy.” The first man to love me, someone said the week he died. My...
It’s Easter morning, my phone said 5:37am. I’ve not been sleeping well for weeks, waking up in the middle of the night hot and with my cranky shoulder aching. Thankfully I was able to get back to sleep so I have a reasonably bright brain. I just read my dear friend...
Towards the end of last year, as I sat to write, I was coming up empty. Looking around inside for what to say there were neither words nor the energy to dig deeper. 2017 was a big year – the summer was a sprint from a family Europe trip to remodeling our kitchen and...
In case you didn’t notice, I didn’t post last week. The off-the-top reason was that it was my birthday and I was very busy receiving one phone call after another from my loved ones, singing and celebrating me – in the middle of what ended up as a whole birthday...
