Summer vacation?
The past month has offered some challenges. My son suddenly arrived to stay with us, first at camp, then in our guestroom after camp needed to be occupied by Sam’s son and his family....
Category: family
Second summer
End of July. I feel like July was a difficult month. I’m not sure what to say about that, except that I’m looking forward to August. My sister introduced me to the term “second...
Staying in
We stayed inside most of the day. Snow, then rain — general wintry precipitation and temps hovering around freezing. The snow is heavy now and difficult to shovel. I did a few things that...
Beginnings
Hopeful beginnings, I should say. Both because I have hope for certain results and because success, whatever that means, is not guaranteed. I want to knit a sweater or maybe a vest in this...
Day of the Dead
This post is in honor of my mother and her sisters. The Walden women. They’re all gone now, my mom lived the longest and she died two years ago. When we were cleaning out...
In memoriam Natalie
My ex-mother-in-law Natalie passed away today. Just a few days shy of her 90th birthday on August 14th. Here’s a photo of us together. We are preparing for lunch in Burano, Italy. January 28,...
Maiden before mother
So fresh, so hopeful, so looking forward. So sexy! A side of my mother I didn’t know, just discovered. It makes a difference, seeing these. I can only imagine my dad took these photos.