Sometimes, no matter how much thought goes into plans, things don’t work out. From Daedalus and Icarus’ attempt at building wings to escape from Crete…
There is something to be said about a smile. People who smile are more approachable. They seem friendlier. They seem carefree. They seem happier. For…
Life is mostly good these days. It’s mostly happy and mostly bright and mostly cheerful. Mostly. Of course, the problem with “mostly” is that mostly…
I am now officially a marathon finisher! Can you believe it? No, neither can I. Today’s feat went much, much better than I expected. And…
I’m running my first – and last – ever marathon in the morning. I’m pretty excited about it, but at the same time, I’m rather dreading it. You see,…
The home I had in America was my dream home. Paul and I spent more than two years searching for the perfect place to raise…
A couple of nights before we had services for Paul in England*, a woman I know told me a story about feathers. She said when…
Wow! Can you believe that I’m flying “home” to Scotland tomorrow? Or should I say today, since it’s past midnight in the homeland (why am…
A few months ago, I decided that I wanted to run “one last race” with my nephews before I left for Scotland, so I searched…
For more than two years now, my nights have been haunted with horrible dreams. I call them “widow dreams” and I understand from other widow(er)s…
Last summer I shared with you my rocky start in life as an illegitimate, homeless transient. Well, it would seem that I’m back to a…
Tonight is my last night in my house – the house I purchased with Paul a little over three years ago. This was our home; this was…
About two months ago I wrote about how distraught and heartbroken I was over the apparent loss of my beloved first (and only) mixed tape…
I said goodbye to Schrodie today and whilst it breaks my heart, I am certain that her new home will be a good place and…
Three weeks before we moved into our house, I found an Art Deco table on CraigsList for $20. I emailed the link to Paul then…
Well, I’ve finally done it. I’ve finally cleaned out Paul’s side of the closet. It only took more than two years… I don’t know what…
I’m really tired of getting rid of stuff. It really hurts to part with even the most simple of items. I struggle each time I…
Last August I wrote a post titled Plus One, and for the months between then and now my life was thrown into this weird world…
It was just before 4 am when the screaming howls of cats outside my bedroom window woke me with a start. I ran towards the…
For two weeks now, I’ve been selling loads of stuff on CraigsList and I can’t believe how mixed my emotions are in the process. The…