No Goodbyes

“If there ever comes a day when we can’t be together, keep me in your heart, I’ll stay there forever.” —Winnie the Pooh We had a reception— balloons, cookies, a special cake; we signed little  notes, took photos, shared reminiscences— and as I stood back in one corner to take a moment to consider howContinue reading “No Goodbyes”

Gathering

This is the power of gathering: it inspires us, delightfully, to be more hopeful, more joyful, more thoughtful: in a word, more alive.—Alice Waters The trudging through a year of a destructive virus and a week living through a historic cold weather event, the separation from illness and ice, the layered-effect straining us past anContinue reading “Gathering”

Day of Blooms Opening

My day opened with a light  mist falling, keeping us  from our morning walk,  so we found our cozy,  each in a comfy chair,  reading. We had a late  breakfast, cinnamon toast  lightly buttered, and then  we had time for a second  cup of coffee. You left  for work, and I sought  solace in myContinue reading “Day of Blooms Opening”