Some folks keep their loved ones’ ashes on the mantel for generations, while others resort to taxidermy when a beloved pet departs this earthly plane. As for me, I believe in rapid burial for my organic friends, but I must confess I have had the left-behinds of my long-defunct sewing machine sitting on a shelf […]
Tag: memories
Wisteria (for Aunt Helen)
The wisteria is climbing the kitchen door; I pull it down, but it keeps looking for a new angle. It was such a long time ago that Laura and I Painted the trellis for that vine–it was just Beginning to grow, and the flowers smelled so sweet. Summer lasted forever in those days, and I […]
Catch me if you can
I have heard it said that there are no atheists in foxholes; I think the same could be said for the experience of flying over an Alaskan mountain range on a clear spring day, albeit for a very different reason. As I look out the airplane window, I succumb to the ever-present temptation to take […]