May all the blessings of heaven rain down upon you and yours. ~Irish blessing
After lengthy wrestling with myself, I’ve come to the decision to shutter this blog home of mine that I’ve been managing for 16 (!!) years.
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RIP, My Tiny Friend
All stories end in death, and he is no true storyteller who would keep that from you. ~Ernest Hemingway, American journalist, novelist, and short story writer
You
Were so
Tiny that
I didn’t think
You’d ever get big.
Yet a Pandemic tree
Had nothing to do but grow.
And over these past five years you
Did exactly that! Each year saw you
Get taller and fuller and healthier.
While I hated to do it, I had to
Have you cut down so others could live.
Sacrifice is never easy
And I thank you, Tiny Tree,
For your superb service.
I’ll miss you, you know,
But you’ll live on
In photos
And my
Heart
Note: Poetry form is Double Etheree.
One Year Gone
He only half dies who leaves an image of himself in his children. ~ Carlo Goldoni, Italian playwright and librettist
Dear Mom,
It’s been a year now since you left this world and entered the next, and not a day goes by that I don’t miss you.
Nostalgic Birthday
Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor, African-American novelist
Today would have been my dad’s birthday.
He’s been gone 16 years now, and not a day goes by that I don’t miss him.
Hanging Onto Memories
The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory. ~Author unknown
I read an article recently that advised everyone to get rid of things their kids would never want.
Things like fine china, used linens, collectibles (Beanie Babies, anybody?), furniture, medical equipment, old cards and letters.
This was before my Mom passed, before I started sorting through her things.
Throwback Thursday
Time is like the wind, it lifts the light and leaves the heavy. ~Doménico Cieri Estrada, Mexican writer
I Monkey here.
My mama is beside herself these days with projects, so I’ve volunteered to post on her blog for her.
I know, I’m nice that way.
Take a look at this picture:
Some Memories Linger
When Memory rings her bell, let all the thoughts run in. ~Emily Dickinson, American poet
Spring semester for symphonic band has started, and we’re practicing for two concerts, one in March and the other in April.
To say this is a busy time would be an understatement.
Facing Fear
Fear makes the wolf bigger than he is. ~German proverb
I Monkey here.
I ask you, Have you ever seen anything more terrifying than this:
Father’s Day, 2022
But no matter what’s said, there’s something like a line of gold thread running through a man’s words when he talks to his daughter, and gradually over the years it gets to be long enough for you to pick up in your hands and weave into a cloth that feels like love itself. ~John Gregory Brown, American novelist
For those of us who’ve lost our dads, Father’s Day becomes “just another day.”
No special meal with your happy family gathered around the table. No decorated cake or grilled burgers. No Hallmark cards. No gifts of goofy ties, men’s cologne, or hand tools.
Just another day.
Twenty Years Later
God is closest to those with broken hearts. ~Jewish saying
Yesterday, I made my own pilgrimage of sorts.
Back to where I was 20 years ago, when I first heard the news of the terrorist attack on our nation.
Musings by an ND Domer's Mom 