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Not a good week – One dear friend died, and two others ended up in the hospital with serious issues. It’s numbing. There is a feeling of helplessness but there isn’t much to do except keep them close to my … Continue reading
Shoes dropping all over – The last few years have been weird. As soon as we get past one thing, another happens. Virus, various variants, now war. The Ukraine invasion has put another downer out there just as everyone was … Continue reading
Ever since forever Sunday evenings have always been a reflective time for me (and by reflective I mean sad). It goes back to when I was in school. It wasn’t a “darn I have to go back to school, work, … Continue reading
This is still a sad house after the loss of Mollie. I wrote this in 2015 after I lost Jake but I needed to remind myself that grief is a journey and not a sprint. Some of the references date … Continue reading
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I forgot how much grief hurts. Sounds stupid but it’s one of those pains I try not to remember. It’s both physically and emotionally exhausting, sucking out joy wherever it goes. It’s not always about death. We grieve many things … Continue reading
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Easing into fall – It’s almost as if someone flipped a switch. Summer is gone. It is fall. One day it was in the 90s and the next we were struggling to hit 70 degrees. It’s darker earlier. We are … Continue reading
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The following paragraph is a submission from the (very frustrated) beloved husband: What does it take to change a light bulb? — We have a 9-year old GE refrigerator. The light bulb died last weekend. It looked like an LED … Continue reading
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My cousin’s husband died. I am the youngest of 50 cousins with the ages spanning 20 years. Many are gone. That comes with being the youngest. Outliving everyone comes with a price. When I was young we all lived close. … Continue reading
Last week when David Bowie died, it was sad. Like the end of an era sad. I had a sense of sadness that had to do as much with time passing and an acknowledgment of my own aging as it … Continue reading
Mojo? Where are you? – This has been a sad week. Missing my cat has sapped my energy (and my writing inspiration). It was easier to tell people “I lost a good friend.” Here’s hoping the mojo comes back! Starbucks? … Continue reading
Views and Mews by Coffee Kat 