Monthly Archives: April 2020

What? No Rain! I’ve Been Kidnapped!

“Grief I’ve learned is just love. It’s all the love you want to give but cannot. All of that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of … Continue reading

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It’s Friday; Out With The Old (It’s Trash Day)

“I miss her all the time. I know in my head that she has gone. The only difference is that I am getting used to the pain. It’s like discovering a great hole in the ground. To begin with, you … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday, Son! You Are Now Older Than Dirt!

“I’m told there’s no going back. So I’m choosing forward.” –  David Levithan You know Sue never danced until I began to teach her in 1988. The first dance was in the 6080 Restaurant on Firestone Blvd in Downey, during … Continue reading

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Mid Week And All Is Well!

“It’s difficult for me to imagine the rest of my life without you. But I suppose I don’t have to imagine it… I just have to live it” – Ranata Suzuki We took our grandsons to Alaska about 20 years … Continue reading

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Tuesday And Red Robin Hood Comes To Visit!

“What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes part of us.” — Helen Keller Sue and Colleen became bonded at the hip after Jon was brought into this world.  Colleen stayed … Continue reading

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The Week Begins

“Sue, your smile and your laughter lit my whole world.  The world seems dim these days!” For many many years, we went to Catalina on Sue’s Birthday, working it around on the annual trip to the Sawdust Festival (the other … Continue reading

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A New Week Is Coming My Direction, What Will It Bring?

“I have lived with you and loved you, and now you are gone. Gone where I cannot follow, until I have finished all of my days.” – Victoria Hanley Sue came into my life in 1973 while working at Rockwell. … Continue reading

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Time To Paint And Cook And Paint

“I have lived with you and loved you, and now you are gone. Gone where I cannot follow, until I have finished all of my days.” –  Victoria Hanley We did so much together, emphasis on TOGETHER.  Once a year … Continue reading

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Friday Is Here Again! Next Comes The Weekend!

Sue, Nothing in this world compares to the comfort and security of having you to hold my hand.  We spent hundreds and hundreds of hours together cooking.  We were a team everywhere, but in the kitchen, we were a well-oiled … Continue reading

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Another Busy Day, Gardening!

“Grief is like the ocean; it comes on waves ebbing and flowing. Sometimes the water is calm, and sometimes it is overwhelming. All we can do is learn to swim.” – Vicki Harrison Every summer, we would garden and raise … Continue reading

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