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June 17th: Father’s Day, and Neil’s Birthday

This June 17th is not only Father’s day, it is also Neil’s birthday.  Neil, my late-husband, would have been 35 this year. This video shows Alexis and I introducing the song Walk Away, by Ben Harper, and we explain the … Continue reading

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HAPPY THOUGHT #28: Neil’s tree – a memorial by Knights

Click here to watch a video of Alexis and I taking a field trip to Neil’s tree. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on google plus Share on Linkedin Pin it on pinterest share via Reddit Share with Stumblers … Continue reading

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UNSETTLED – a journal entry of insomnia from the not-too-distant-past

I feel restless today. Why am I so anxious? I write, I clean, I organize.  I’ve reached a new plateau.  It took me weeks, actually months, to organize some bills.  I couldn’t see how to process the piles of papers.  … Continue reading

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A YEAR GONE BY

New Year’s Eve five years ago, Neil proposed to me.  He popped the question, I said yes, and three hours later he was flying in the air back to England where he worked at the time. For the four years … Continue reading

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CHRISTMAS CHEER!

Last Christmas my husband and I experienced the greatest high in our marriage.  Our greatest high was proceeded by our lowest, low in Cuba.  After that trip, and my not-so-slight melt down on the plane ride home, I drew the … Continue reading

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NEIL’S LETTER TO ALEXIS

The following is a letter that Neil wrote to our daughter when she was only 2 weeks old.  I found this letter again after he had died.  He had written it for her First Year book.  It is the only … Continue reading

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STARBUCKS AND SIRENS: a tribute

  It used to infuriate me when my husband would leave the house multiple times a day to go to Starbucks. “We have coffee right here!” I’d argue.  It didn’t matter.  There was something he was getting there that he … Continue reading

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