Of Flowers and Memorial Day
My parents’ generation called Memorial Day “Decoration Day”. It was the weekend to clear away the weeds, trim the grass,
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Daily Photo: Remembrances
It happens every year—the bleeding heart peeks out from under the leaves when the daffodils are blooming, then suddenly it’s
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Things I Found in the Woods, Poetry, Loss and Love
Things I Found in the Woods Dedicated to Moses, the most gentle, loving being I have ever encountered. Tiny rivulets
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The Cats in My Garden
Years ago, while I was still working in my day job, I also did a fair amount of freelancing in
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Returning to an Old Project
“…what a creative inspiration he was for me as a painter and writer and photographer, even as a designer of
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Friends at the End
In early 1996 it became clear that Kublai wasn’t recovering through strictly medical means from the mystery illness that had
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A Card Made of Memories
A few days before Stanley gave up his battle, I was trying to organize the kitchen sink, pushing around prescription
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Losing a Pet or Grieving a Loss During the Holidays
The holiday season, from Thanksgiving through the New Year, with all the extra social time and expectations can be a
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“Forever Paws”, and More Books to Help Ease the Loss of a Pet
For anyone who’s felt the empty, aching void left in their heart by the loss of a beloved animal companion
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Memories at the Picnic Table
Memories build on their own around the most common everyday things in our lives, and we don’t even realize until
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