Gardening and Packing and Fretting and . . .
We’re leaving our island on Friday, flying out on Saturday. Before we leave here, I need to finish packing. I need to get a few projects done for work and organize a few others so…
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Smart Mothers — oh, the pressure!
The most significant benefit my android-powered phone offers me is frequent and easy contact with my kids, particularly in the form of texts, which are often delightfully accompanied by a photo of a granddaughter. I…
View PostWaiting, on Easter Weekend
It feels so odd, alienating, to be here, at home, on the island, while my mother only occasionally achieves consciousness, breathing through her mouth in a deep sleep in a hospice bed across the Strait.…
View PostTalking to Myself . . .
Funny little conversation with myself this morning — you have those too, no? Anyway, I have two “breathing spaces” in my work schedule, Tuesday and Thursday mornings when I don’t have a class ’til 1.…
View PostSilver, Grey, Glittering Solemnity
We’re getting ready to say good-bye to my mother, who is sleeping more and more each day, moving less and less, although she still does her best to hold up her end of a conversation.…
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