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Greet & Gather Box: Inspired to Gather

April 19, 2018 // 1 Comment

We wanted to step out of the box a little more this month. Try something new. And I am just so happy that we did. I was looking at some of the Past Boxes on the Greet & [...]

Sweatpants & Living | DIY Garden Inspiration

April 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

With the sun finally making its way out from behind the clouds I am ready to start growing our garden again! Planting and maintaining my garden has turned into something very [...]

on Personal Essays | Mourning the Living
14 Aug 2018
Every day, with my husband. He is solidly in the midst of Parkinson's dementia, his "gift", for having had this loathesome disease for over 20 years. First, i lost him to the disease, then i lost him to the side effects and personality changes that come with so many of the medications given for Parkinson's. Now, i've lost him once more, to the ravages of dememtia. Caregiving only makes the distance more impressive. i haven't been his "wife", for a long time--i'm only someone who "checks up on him"--or one of his sisters. it's left me cold, hollow, empty...but after 50 years of marriage, there's nowhere to run. and it hits me most when one of my own daughters says, "i really just want my mom back.", and i can't remedy the situation, because there is no fix. we are all changed by the disease.
on 7 Times You Were Probably Wrong About My Anxiety
11 Aug 2018
Right there with you. Heavens, if only we could get Oscars for the performances we put on daily, but we'd be too muddled to go accept them, eh?
on Sweatpants & Humor | Sneak a Zucchini on Your Neighbor’s Porch Day
08 Aug 2018
A book I recently read described a town as no one locked their doors except during zucchini season
on Sweatpants & Humor | Sneak a Zucchini on Your Neighbor’s Porch Day
08 Aug 2018
Great memory, well written! All home gardeners can appreciate the zucchini overkill! :)
on Notes from Nanea | Emotional Pain Management
03 Aug 2018
And this is why you are so beloved. You share a universal truth that resonates. Thank you for the reminder that it’s okay for me to rest and sit when I need to. I have always been strong and healthy. Fibromyalgia is kicking my bum. I do what I can and feel like a fraud for not doing more.