A friend is a friend forever Once you have been my friend, I cannot let you go Even though you’ve long gone ‘round the bend. You are in my memories, and you are in my heart The time we spent together, I cherish always And love you forever and ever. It could have been a decade ago, maybe more or less When last … Continue reading My forever friend
When you feel me in your heart, just look up. I’ll be right there. (unknown) Where do our pets go after they die? I surely wish there were a pet heaven. The other day Breezy asked me, “Gigi, what is that white thing under the trees down there?,” referring to a stone angel at the bottom of the hill down from our house. “That’s Rocko’s … Continue reading Pet Heaven
I met the musician James Taylor on a bitter cold winter Saturday in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the late 1980’s. He lived in Santa Fe then, so I suppose it wasn’t out of the ordinary for the locals to see him on the slopes, but it was a surprise for me. The morning started out very unusually. My college friend and I had driven over … Continue reading J.T. and me
I arrived at 7:45 am for an 8 am opening and was the 4th person in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles. This was the first time since 2012, when all the rules changed, that I’d had to renew my license. Other than presenting my first born, I pretty much had to present everything else. One passport, please. One social security card, please. If … Continue reading A trip to the DMV
I tossed and turned all night. I had had a headache for three weeks but I could usually get to sleep with it. But this particular night, I was pretty miserable. I got up about five to go to the restroom, get something to drink, take some headache meds. When I came back to bed, I saw all my pills from the night before on … Continue reading The Princess and the Pea
“Writing is the high alchemy of the soul that combines words and ideas to create magic.” Sharif Khan Tower of Twins was born April 16, 2015. I started a blog because I enjoy writing and think it’s no fun if no one reads what you write. And so here’s how I got started. First Blog Post Ever But I had a couple of other reasons … Continue reading It’s my first blogiversary
You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will meet again. Tom Petty When we Baby Boomers were establishing our careers, getting married, having children, etc. there was no My Space nor Facebook. There were no cell phones with free … Continue reading When our worlds’ collide
“Behold, I send an angel before you to guard you on the way and to bring you to the place that I have prepared. (Exodus 23: 20) Five years ago a doctor came into ICU and told my older sister, 57 at the time, he didn’t expect her to live through the night with her ruptured intestine; her body was septic. He gave her a few … Continue reading A brush with death
Easter Sunday in Metro Atlanta is supposed to 72 degrees and mostly sunny. I hope so. I love having the girls over for their annual egg hunt. We’ve been doing it since the older granddaughter was three. This will be our eighth year. We have plastic eggs with coins, Haribo gummy worms, Sixlets, Skittles, and Starbursts in them. Every now and then a special egg … Continue reading A Special Easter Egg Hunt
“I don’t remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don’t even know exist until you love a child.” ― Anne Lamott, Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son’s First Year Breezy changed schools just after Christmastime; she’s in a public charter school. She seems to be learning a lot. She engages her Papa and me in lots of conversation … Continue reading Other crunchies
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