Tag Archives: Living Life

Beach Houses and Dog Bowls

Posted on June 29, 2014 by

Being alive is weird. I’m sure being dead is weird, too. Or maybe not. Maybe your consciousness is dead along with your body and so there’s nothing left of you to witness whether being dead is weird, or not. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Dementia, Elderly Parents, Galveston, Grief, Grieving, Love, Mid-Life, Moving On | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Vigil

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

The sun is beginning to rise following the third night of my vigil. The days spent in my father’s Hospice room with family and friends are precious. But it is the nights I spend alone with him that I find … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's, Death and Grief, Dementia, Dying, Elderly Parents, Grief, Grieving, Healing, Letting Go, Love, Marriage, Stages of Grief | Tagged , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Coming Home

Posted on October 12, 2012 by

My mother is a strong, brave woman. She set aside her desire to have my father here a little longer, and decided against the feeding tube. She said he wouldn’t have wanted it.But when we met with hospice, she couldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Alzheimer's, Death and Grief, Dementia, Dying, Elderly Parents, Grief, Grieving, Healing, Letting Go, Living Life, Love, Marriage, Stages of Grief, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Hospice

Posted on October 11, 2012 by

My Dad is dying. I spoke with the doctor today. He’d be gone within days, but my mother and siblings want a feeding tube. For now. So I pretended I want it, too. But I told them I’m worried “for … Continue reading →

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Anticlimax

Posted on June 2, 2012 by

After a fabulous vacation in Tuscany, I am back to the mundanities of life. I’ve spent the past week and a half digging out at work (and getting behind on my blogging). I traveled to Chicago for meetings this week, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Abilify, Antidepressants, Blogging, Chemistry, Deplin, Depression, Getting Unstuck, Living Life, Mid-Life, Moving On, Running, Starting Over | Tagged , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Birthday Girl!

Posted on May 20, 2012 by

Today is my 49th birthday. My last birthday with a 4 in front of it. I awoke this morning at the Hotel Bernini in Florence. Last night, I had a four-course dinner at a wonderful restaurant, including too much wine. … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Florence, Getting Unstuck, Italy, Living Life, Mid-Life, Moving On, Travel, Tuscany, walking, Wine | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Tuscany Day 3: Walk In Vorno

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

I went for a lovely walk yesterday in the town where the villa is in which I’m staying: Vorno. I’m going to do a repeat today. Here’s a sampling of yesterday’s walk.

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Tuscany Day 3: Lucca

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

The days have been so full I’ve gotten a little behind on my posts. Here are some shots of our visit to Lucca, which is a walled city in Tuscany. It used to have a moat, as well.

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Tuscany, Day 2: Morning Photo Blog

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Here are some shots of my morning walk, followed by the lunch cooking class:

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Tuscany, Day 2

Posted on May 13, 2012 by

There are only four of us in the group: a couple from California and a Scottish woman who lives in Australia. And me; the lawyer from Austin. One of our hosts, David, is an English filmaker who now lives in … Continue reading →

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