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Father-Daughter Banter
Our text with Hannah as Paul and I drove home from the Augusta VA.
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Happy Birthday, Dad!
Today we celebrate my dad’s 86th birthday. It’s been a rough year for my family, with mom in the hospital twice. I’ve made four trips to Pennsylvania so far to visit with mom and dad, and I’ve...
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Twenty-five Years With This Man
Twenty-five years.A quarter of a century.The best years of my life have been with this man.Thank you, Paul, for your love, your patience, the adventures, the quiet times, the crazy times, and a...
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#23 Birthday Woes
Hannah’s birthday was on Friday (Happy 23!). Given that she’s adulting and had to work both Friday and the better part of Saturday, we planned to celebrate Saturday evening. Unexpectedly, our...
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Thanksgiving
I find myself in a cranky mood lately, a bit of a funk that’s hard to shake. There are lots of things in my world that have frustrated me. A new heat pump installed on October 21st has yet to be...
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Merry Christmas!
It’s a bit of an adventure this Christmas Eve. The house is clean. Presents are wrapped. I’ve got a plan for the holiday menu. All is on track for a happy Christmas. There’s just one little bump in...
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Christmas Morning Without Power
Christmas morning 2022 is our second morning without power. Our generator operates one outlet in the kitchen, so it’s a constant rotation of plugging in what’s most important. The coffee maker. The...
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Wrapping Up Christmas
One month into official winter, it looks more like Christmas than ever. Ice and sleet last weekend and five inches of snow this weekend. The snow makes a beautiful landscape with the soft winter...
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Oven Woes
Wednesday is a work-from-home day, so I got up early this morning and mixed up a batch of pineapple carrot muffins with pecans. I didn’t think anything of it when the oven came up to temperature...
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Sixty-three Years
My mom and dad. February 27th was their anniversary. Here’s what 63 years of marriage looks like. Keep scrolling. 😊
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Mom
We first understood that my mom was seriously ill on Christmas Eve, 2021. In 2022 she experienced two hospital stays – one very long after which they sent her home without hope. Two months later, in...
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Windbells
Mom became ill in November 2021. She put off seeing a doctor for a bit, and when she did, the doctor took a wait-and-see approach. By Christmas week 2021, she was in the hospital for fluids and tests....
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Unexpected Gifts
Mom passed away two months ago, on March 17th. Today I received a gift from her – something ordered months ago before we knew cancer would rule the rest of her days. Shopping was mom’s favorite way to...
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Family Treasures Re-imagined
I’m learning that when a loved one dies, there’s a stage of needing to hold on to their belongings – as if having those items close somehow strengthens our connection to them. I am finding this true...
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Anniversary No. 26
Twenty-six years ago today, I married Paul. He didn’t need glasses back then. He couldn’t hold back the laughter and tears this morning as he gave me an anniversary. I have to post it here to hang onto...
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24
Yesterday we celebrated Hannah’s 24th birthday. She spent her summer primarily down in Brunswick, so we were prepared for the six-hour round trip to take her out to dinner and celebrate. Luckily, at...
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Glorious Fields of Yellow and Gold
Hannah joined me on this trip to Dad’s in Pennsylvania. She flies back to Maine on Wednesday while I stay another week. Today was predicted as the last sunny day before her departure, so we made a...
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Reminiscing
I spent the last two+ weeks in Pennsylvania with my dad. A long To-do list awaited me, with the biggest item on the list finishing the remediation of his study. In July, the dehumidifier in his study...
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Nancy’s Tomatoes
My mom often showed her love by sending surprises in the mail. Many times, the packages came from QVC. Leopard print slippers (I’m so not an animal print kind of girl), a pair of sandals, lavender...
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The Little Lantern
Mom loved hospital gift shops. Well, gift shops of any sort, but she said hospital gift shops carried unusual things. On the last day of Hannah’s February visit, the month before Mom passed, we made...
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