Category: Nitty Gritty Dirty Grief
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No Words
What do you say when you don’t know what to say? I have been trying (without success) to put into words, the meaning of the last week. Love? Gratitude? Grief? Happiness? Sadness? I have found that the best dishes combine the sour and the sweet, the sweet and the savory, the salty and the honeyed.…
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Too Much Emotion
I told you I would be boring in July, didn’t I? July is tough. And those who know us know why…..we have Jack’s birthday, Samantha’s birthday and the day we lost both of them….and we have this crazy ride all in the middle. This crazy ride, with this crazy team, who is pulling together $50,000.…
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Moving Forward…not on
Yesterday was Jack’s birthday. Happy birthday Jack, you would have been seven years old. Seven years…..holy moly. Seven years ago, people would say, “It will get easier with time.” And I wanted to say, Well I certainly hope so because today the sun hurts my eyes and every breath feels bitter. But life went on.…
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Miracles
It has been record-breaking hot in Colorado and we have been plagued with horrible fires. Today hubby and I woke up to heat, haze and the smell of burning wood in the air. Our lovely mountains, just five miles away could not be seen. Yuck. We decided we would spend the day inside- the movies,…
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Sweden and the V-word
I think perhaps we have become a bit silly. And I don’t care if you are a democrat or republican, tea party or liberal. I would like to think that we are all educated Americans; concerned with the world around us….. Okay….maybe not even concerned, maybe not even educated. But enough to know the world…
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