Dad’s Birthday
Yesterday was my father’s birthday. He would have been 89. I thought a lot about him and missed him throughout the day, but wasn’t ever in a funk. Perhaps in part because the remodel was too distracting… Maybe that was dad’s plan! While not the best at finishing a project, dad was very knowledgable and […]
Housekeeper
Aside from a false start in February 2020 (for more than just Covid protocols) we’re starting with a housekeeper tomorrow for the first time in, probably, over 20-years. When we bought the house, the previous owner’s housekeeper stayed on briefly until she changed careers and went into real estate. I’m sure this job, for the […]
Driven to Scrapbook
We spent a number of hours on Sunday cleaning our studio and study. These spaces were especially impacted due to the structural construction done before to the upstairs kitchen work started. As I went through the study (my office), I was confronted with my own lack of follow-through regarding lots pictures and slides. Yesterday I […]
Notice
Monday evening my tenant texted saying she needed to move back to the mainland due to family concerns. She’s lost two siblings in the last 8-month, and is about to lose another, and yet another has dementia. We talked. She’s devastated. And she was worried about ‘breaking the lease.’ I told her not fret. I […]
Not Vaccinated
A musician friend called this evening asking, for his singer, how to approach vocal practice when dealing when what sounds like allergies, or the common cold. We talked through different approaches when I said, “Y’all are vaccinated, yes?” He said, “All but me.” I was stunned and asked, “Why aren’t you vaccinated???” He said, “No […]
RIP Dana
Dana’s husband called today to let me know she passed yesterday. We talked for 2.5 hours. They were so well suited for each other, both conversationalist. He walked me through her last week, details that the bereaved need, and deserve to share. It wasn’t all bad, and it wasn’t all easy, but she finally had […]
Mom’s 87th Birthday
Yesterday was mom’s 87th birthday. As time goes by it’s getting easier to see her as she once was… Intact, wickedly humorous, independent, opinionated (she never lost that! 😏), practical, smart as hell, full of life hacks before hacks were a thing ~ I could go on for pages. Yesterday was a day to recall […]
Glasses
I’ve had a small paper bag of mom’s glasses riding around in my DH’s car for many months. The goal has been to drop them off in a Lions Club glasses donation bin. I used to see the donation bins at drug stores, but no longer. Some research revealed that, in our area, the donation […]
Plotting Phase Two
Our GC was here yesterday and we plotted the next phase of the project, on all three floors (including the attic). I have no more than two weeks to evacuate the kitchen, sitting room, dining room, and ideally, the living room. It’s going to be an epic mess, and a lot of fun! Given that […]
Nine Years
My dad passed nine years and two days ago. Sometimes this anniversary is a marker, an unbelievable reminder of the passage of time. Sometimes, like this year, it’s really hard. Losing my uncle, dad’s brother, another family member, plus one friend dying right now, another putting off dying unless there’s a miracle, a brother-in-law clinging […]
Dementia Dance - Travels with Mom 