Archive for May 2009

read this book

In books, life, quotes, words on 11 May 2009 tagged death, joan didion, read this book, the year of magical thinking with no comments

imagine this:  several days before christmas, your only daughter falls ill and lies, unresponsive, in a coma.  you and your husband leave the hospital and sit down to dinner at home.  as you finish mixing the salad, you look over to your husband who is suddenly slumped motionless on the table.  he has suffered a [...]

thousand word thursday

In family, images, life, love, pets, photography on 7 May 2009 tagged chloe, goodbye, thursday with 2 comments

i love you more than one more day.

freezing that frame

In family, life, love, pets on 3 May 2009 tagged cat, chloe, goodbye, siamese with 6 comments

my heart is broken.  i said goodbye to my chloe yesterday. she was my unwaivering companion and confidant. even though her kidneys had failed and her step had slowed, she still looked at me with wisdom and grace and i can only be grateful to have shared in her life. i wrote the following piece [...]