“The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.” ― Thornton Wilder This is the second in my Gratitude series. Click for Gratitude Day One. Today I am grateful for one-of-a-kind, perhaps once-in-a-lifetime LOVE. The first time I met my Love was 30 October 2005. At Baker’s Square. Late in the evening. I was…
Awake at four am pondering universal questions I suppose it is right and fitting that I should ponder death and dying and the whys and wherefores 329 days after the death of my Love. On the front porch in my old ratty bathrobe while the dog is doing her morning business. But it is what…
Mother’s Day was a day of sweet moments memories cutting, ironing, and sewing for the now larger-than-life mask making machine, and being alone physically (most of the day) due to f*cking Rona (yes, I swore). I talked with a dear childhood friend early in the morning and later in the day. My son called first…
This is my second rewrite of “Why I Write”. The reason I started blogging can be found here: Why I Write The first re-write on 28 Feb 2019 can be found here: Why I Write Rewrite I still write because it helps me – see how far I have come – see how far I…
Happy Mother’s Day Mom… I would give everything I own and more to hug you one more time and talk to you for just 10 minutes. But I know you are in my DNA and therefore a part of me every second of every day. See you soon, I miss you… ❤️💔❤️ XO Lisa in…
Was doing great then BOOM the roller coaster turned on and suddenly it’s up and down, head bobbing, hanging on for dear life, all-out screaming, crying again. The yahrzeit reminder for my Love came in the mail. One year in the Jewish calendar the twenty-third of Sivan June 15th this year will mark the day…
Mother’s Day in the USA is this Sunday, May 10th. My dear Mom has been absent from the earth for more than four years now. As a tribute to her, I am sharing the eulogy that I wrote and delivered through tears at her funeral: My Mother’s Eulogy: From My Heart to Her What can…
