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Life keeps being life
What a rocky start to this blog, but life keeps being life… A much-anticipated road trip In spring of this year my husband and I took a much-needed vacation, a road trip down through Pennsylvania and Virginia, passing through farmland, over mountains, and by seacoast. The highlight was that our daughter and her partner joined us for a few days in Virginia Beach. We had rooms right on the beach that saw the sunrise over the ocean. Another wonderful part of the trip was Skyline Drive – a place we hadn’t been in more than ten years, with a few nights spent at the truly fantastic Skyland Lodge, which is…
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Time flies, and all that…
Time flies, and all that… Actually, in my case, time slogged through 2023… A lot happened as I faced multiple unexpected diagnoses and learned how to address each of those diagnoses. In 2023 I did also enjoy arts and cultural events, and embraced the great times with family that arose through the year. My husband and I also got to a few cemeteries – we drove through Monsey, NY on a return trip from seeing our daughter and stopped at his dad’s cemetery. I also got to my parents’ sites a few times. But I obviously fell way behind in blogging! This post is just a catching up, hi it’s…
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Among the Bones – an introduction
I collect bones… Skulls and fingers and teeth from smiling jaws, I dig up, brush off, and polish smooth. Many now I have, piled high around me. I know their faces, their voices, can see their walk and hear their laughter. Among the bones I find truth in and of my past. I can search through what these bones really are: names and faces, and words written on faded paper in old-fashioned writing. I have come to know those who have come before, as if I am indeed holding them in my hand, solid and smooth. Once I visited a graveyard in the most perfect spot I could imagine. It…
