It is interesting what you observe from a distance. Often times you watch people talking, and judge from their body language how they feel about their conversation. Their facial expressions can go from gregarious laughter to quiet sobs of sadness. They can stare straight ahead, almost ignoring their … [Read more...]
Where Were You On September 11, 2001?
We were climbing the steps to an outside bar. My friend, Joanne, and I always went to the back of the ship to enjoy a cocktail before our early dinner seating. Laughing, almost out of breath, our gaiety was interrupted by the Captain’s voice. He urged all Americans to return to their staterooms for … [Read more...]
No Paws In The House
On Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 a very special soul left the earth. Her name was Henrietta Hartzell-Curran and she was eighty years old…in dog years. Almost twelve in human years. She was the niece of Herschell who had gone to the rainbow bridge on June 4th, 2012. In that instant when she breathed … [Read more...]
Daddys Home
I remember the sound of an opening door, the electric garage door going down and the click of the latch as the door closed again. Daddy was home! He was back safely in the arms of his home and his family ready to start the evening. Suddenly all the hours away melted into the twilight hours that we … [Read more...]
Twenty-four hours later
I awoke that first morning with a start. Sitting straight up in bed, I threw the quilt off my body and reached over on my left side. Empty and cold, the sheet slippery with emptiness, I remembered. My husband had died yesterday. I was alone in our bed. This time yesterday, he had slept soundly aided … [Read more...]
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