Monthly Archives: February 2020

Another Zoom Zoom Day

Traveling makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. I was up at the crack of dawn knowing full well Diane would have her magic coffee pot brewing at 6:00 AM sharp!  When I … Continue reading

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Zoom Zoom! Colleen And I Are Off And Running

“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you… I could walk through my garden forever.” — Alfred Tennyson It’s been almost a year since I saw Aunt Kaye as Sue was unable to travel that distance. … Continue reading

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A Week And A Day

“A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you just the way you are.” All night long, I remembered our adventures.  We flew over the outback, hot air ballooned in mid-Australia,  slid on leather … Continue reading

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It Has Now Been A Week; Thank Goodness For Family!

It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, and a day to love them, but it takes an entire lifetime to forget them. It was rough today as it has been a week, but … Continue reading

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Almost A Week And It’s Not Easy

“The sorrow we feel when we lose a loved one is the price we pay to have had them in our lives.” – Rob Liano We were supposed to have biscuits and gravy with Vicky, Del, and Ed, but I … Continue reading

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The Start Of A New Week And A New Way Of Living

I loved you every day. And now I will miss you every day. As expected, I look through our website a lot since it goes back twenty years. I did not realize I had been pushing Sue around for twenty … Continue reading

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It’s Sunday, Time To Rest!

Grief is like the ocean; it comes in waves, ebbing, and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim. I plan to give this a try, but after 75 … Continue reading

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My First Weekend Without Sue In 35 Years

The only way to get over a death is by seeing it as a life completed, instead of a life interrupted.” Colleen, our youngest, will be with me for the next week, and she has been such a help getting … Continue reading

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Day Three Without My Love

“Those we love never truly leave us. There are things that death cannot touch.” Up and ready to go, but today not to a health care facility. Robin and Colleen picked another of our favorite haunts! Gourmet Pies on Katella … Continue reading

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Do I Keep Going?

I was ready to give up the Daily Diary, but my family encouraged me NOT to stop. I did not know how many people read the thing! All these years, I kept the diary going so Sue and I could … Continue reading

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