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Monthly Archives: May 2020
Working Hard And Not Accomplishing Very Much!
“Life is not the way it is supposed to be. It is the way it is. The way you cope with it is what makes the difference.” – Virginia Satir Sue loved libraries, botanical gardens, and museums and went all … Continue reading
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My New Name; “El Destructo”!
“What soap is for the body, tears are for the soul.” – Jewish proverb Sue was strong, and I mean super strong. She went through cancer, the severe back surgery, then heart bypass surgery, and then the internal organs began … Continue reading
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I’M Tearing It Up!
“The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero Trains! Choo Choos! She loved them all. Every year we would go on at least one train ride somewhere. Santa Barbara to visit … Continue reading
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Summer Is Just Three Weeks Away!
“We do not have to rely on memories to recapture the spirit of those we have loved and lost – they live within our souls in some perfect sanctuary which even death cannot destroy.” – Nan Witcomb For many years, … Continue reading
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The Week Is Half Gone!
“Grief can’t be shared. Everyone carries it alone; his own burden in his own way.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh We knew every restaurant from here to Timbuctu that had tasty vegetarian meals. We often went to Fashion Island and dined … Continue reading
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It Be Tuesday And All Is Well!
“Those we love don’t go away; they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed, and very dear.” – Anonymous Sue and I had something special, very, very special. We never spoke an angry word … Continue reading
Memorial Day, A Time To Remember!
“Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near; still loved, still missed and very dear.” – Anonymous We traveled and saw the world, this picture below is from our twenty-two-day cruise … Continue reading
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Sunday Has Arrived Right On Schedule!
Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened. – Dr. Seuss Thirty-plus years ago, Sue brought me an advertisement from the local paper about a “Christmas Play” at a dinner theater in Montclaire. It looked interesting, so we went. … Continue reading
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My Car Is Clean, It Must Be Saturday!
Tears are the silent language of grief. – Voltaire All loved her, and even on the golf course, she had a routing section that just quacked her up. Yesterday, playing with Charlotte, I thought of Sue on every tee-box, every … Continue reading
Friday Has Returned Already, Where Did The Week Go?
“There is something you must always remember. you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”- Winnie the Pooh Over the thirty-five years we were together, Sue and I made many friends. Visiting them … Continue reading