25 September 2020, at 14:30 on a sunny but cool afternoon, my beloved little girl cat, Xena, passed away to join her mother and siblings in the great unknown. As I probably wrote in the past, Xena had been ill for a long time. First, a thyroid condition, but next […]
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Every night I come home to the house and our furry babies, 4 cats. I open the windows and put in the screens so they can enjoy the fresh air. I go down to the office which used to be my late husband’s dialysis room and give Xena, the eldest […]
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It was a beautiful picture we painted. My Michael and I created such beauty with love. We met on a blank canvas; anything could happen. The picture glittered in the bright sun like a million gems against the landscape. Each day added another spark of brilliance, blazing against the dark. […]
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Since the colossal inception of the vulgarities called talk shows, I found the public display of grief repugnant. Perhaps it’s just how I was raised, or maybe I have more moral fiber than the common person, but I’ve always considered the grieving process to be a selective and private matter. […]
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It’s been three months now since my beloved’s death. Three months of tumbling into an abyss of darkness. Three months of switching accounts over to my name. Three months of packing up his clothing to give to charities. Three months of going through his papers and computer to gather information. […]
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