Tag: family
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Grieving
Two months ago, my mother-in-law died. Nineteen months before that, my father-in-law died. His death, while hard, was not entirely unexpected; hers was. It was too fast and too soon. I was blessed to help care for her in her final days. The first of those days…the ones where hospice was being brought in but…
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Monday, Monday
This morning I had every intention of sleeping in since it’s a beautiful day off of work – but nope, my body clock is set on waking when it’s barely light out because it has a major case of FOMO. (fear of missing out). I mean, what if I miss the trash truck rumbling by?…
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Summer Lovin’
I’ve been in a state of ‘somewhat summer’ for the last few months…the whole no work (and now furloughed) thing has had me home and in a weird space. I’m used to having summers off and the norm for us is to have a few trips planned and an endless lineup of garden parties happening…
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On and On and On We Go
Shelter in place, week 10. Ten. TEN TEN TEN. It’s a lot like the movie Groundhog Day around here and while I’m thankful to live in a state that is taking this all very seriously…I. Am. Over. It. Plan meals. Cook meals. Eat meals. Clean up after meals. Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat. It’s all just…
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Sheltered
We are beginning our fifth week of being quarantined and while I had grand plans for how I was going to spend my time each day…get up, have coffee, shower, do the laundry, take a long walk while listening to an audio book, write for a few hours, clean the whole house (and this was…
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A New Season
My favorite season has always been the next one that is beginning. In SoCal that might not seem like a major shift, but I still feel those changes…as subtle as they might be. Summer this year in our little house on our little street is probably best described as joy filled with a massive heap…
Little House, Big Table 