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Christmas Fingerprints On The Surface Of My Heart

Christmas Fingerprints On The Surface Of My Heart

November 28, 2020 By Gail Leave a Comment

                                                                                                 “May you never be too grown up to search the skies on… Read More

Filed Under: Remembering Tagged With: Christmas 2020, Memories, ornaments

Tears Water A Memorial Garden

Tears Water A Memorial Garden

September 6, 2020 By Gail 2 Comments

Driving home from Rochester, Mayo Hospital, almost two years ago, the pain of loss made the starless night sky even blacker. Tears flowed down my face unabated, and my mind clawed in vain to make sense of the evening’s events. That night, five months into my daughter’s pregnancy, five months of riding the rollercoaster of excitement and hope, I witnessed… Read More

Filed Under: Remembering Tagged With: grief and healing, Memorial gardens, Mila

The French Word For Dandelion?  Pissenlit, or, Pee The Bed

The French Word For Dandelion? Pissenlit, or, Pee The Bed

March 20, 2019 By Gail Leave a Comment

“Dandelions are just friendly little weeds who only want to be loved like flowers.” ― Heather Babcock “Pee the bed.” Not Shakespearean is it? Dandelions, it turns out, have diuretic properties. Who knew? (Well, obviously the French people, but not me.) Needless to say, my awareness concerning dandelions is embarrassingly minimal: –When you rub a dandelion on a siblings face,… Read More

Filed Under: Remembering Tagged With: dandelions, Pee, weeds

I Was Surprised When I Opened The Book And A Photograph Drifted To The Floor

I Was Surprised When I Opened The Book And A Photograph Drifted To The Floor

March 5, 2019 By Gail Leave a Comment

“It’s the good girls who keep the diaries; the bad girls never have the time.” –Tallulah Bankhead I was surprised when I opened the book, and a photograph drifted to the floor. Huh. The book, The Mane Event, was given to me around 1994 by my mother and had been sitting on a shelf ever since. Had I forgotten the… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging, Remembering Tagged With: Horses, Memories of horses

Suddenly he was inside the radius of her perfume and kissing her breathlessly.”  ― F. Scott Fitzgerald

Suddenly he was inside the radius of her perfume and kissing her breathlessly.” ― F. Scott Fitzgerald

February 14, 2019 By Gail Leave a Comment

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Why I’ve Been Mostly Absent…Grief And The Loss Of Words

Why I’ve Been Mostly Absent…Grief And The Loss Of Words

January 10, 2019 By Gail 4 Comments

“So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” ― E.A. Bucchianeri Hello, my friends. I feel as though an explanation is due. For years I’ve been posting a weekly blog of some sort and enjoy the eclectic sharing. As always, my interests range from aging, creativity, and health, to, um, Tad… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging, Remembering Tagged With: allowing, grief, writing

10-28-18: A Star In Heaven Is Born

10-28-18: A Star In Heaven Is Born

October 30, 2018 By Gail 6 Comments

“The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives.” ― Rob Liano How is it possible to feel the depths of sadness and the infinity of wonder at the same time? How can one say hello and goodbye in the same breath, with equal intensity? How can… Read More

Filed Under: Musings About Aging, Remembering Tagged With: grief, Loss of a grandchild

Short Leash? Long Leash? I Have Trouble Letting Go

Short Leash? Long Leash? I Have Trouble Letting Go

June 26, 2018 By Gail Leave a Comment

“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.” ― Mark Twain I didn’t think much about the car approaching from behind. As a young girl, my worldview was secure and small. People were all friendly, mostly consisting of family and neighbors. On this day I had decided to walk… Read More

Filed Under: Remembering Tagged With: childhood memory, death of dog, Love of dogs

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