• Moving Forward

    May Day

    This month has two milestones for me to pass… On the 12th, it would have been our 20th wedding anniversary. On the 14th, my husband will have been gone for 18 months. The…

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    Not Yet

    I had this strange but fabulous experience the other day… I was sitting, thinking about Chadwik, remembering… Suddenly, I was with him. I didn’t notice anything else about our surroundings, just him and…

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    Thinking Aloud

    It’s been 15 months on this new, unlooked-for leg of my journey. My weeks are still a mix of better days and sad days, sleepless nights and the occasional dream of my sweetie.…

  • Fragments of My Life

    I Am

    I am hardened in the fires of pain,Shaped on the anvil of loss,Yet am I soft, sleek and flexible,Like an otter playing in the waters of timeSliding down the muddy bank of yesterdays,Splashing…

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    Tile with Style

    This morning was my appointment with the designer at the tile center. I had a clear vision of what I wanted and I needed help pulling the pieces together. I think I also…

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    Tearing Down My Walls

    Demolition day is over and my bathroom looks *TINY* without all the stuff in there. I had filled the last four feet of counter with a Kleenex box and a lot of artwork…

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    Impatient Patient

    The strained/pulled tendon in my foot hasn’t gotten any better or any worse in the past week. The doctor advised skipping my twice-weekly CrossFit workouts (such as they are these days) for two…

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    Homework

    In the sense of work being done on my home, that is. It is now possible to get into my attic from inside my home. Yeah! That means the pest exterminator can come…

  • Artwork

    Spots and Stripes

    I painted these while Chad was sick. If I remember correctly (and that’s a crapshoot!), they are two of the three paintings I completed in 2019. The zebra was done before Chad’s initial…