Category: Family
What His Birthday Inspires
I knew it was looming ahead, but never took the time to confirm until I returned to work recently and began regularly looking at a calendar again to realize Ken’s birthday was fast approaching. ... Read More
Birthday Bling
One of the activities I had planned for my birthday last Friday was a visit to the salon for a mani/pedi. I’ve only had a handful of them in my life and all but one of those were with Ken we liv... Read More
Marking a Weighty Occasion
Yesterday marked the one year anniversary of Ken’s death. In so many ways it’s impossible to fathom. I can still picture him and our life together. How can this be? So often in the interve... Read More
Paying Homage to a Year Ago Today: Tattoo Groundwork
It’s been on my mind all month. The events that occurred a year ago as they’re galvanized in my mind. And I can’t help but “cut” a little bit and read my diary from those... Read More
Westward Home
I never expected my next trip back to California to be tinged with sadness–well, other than sadness in visiting my in-law family and revisiting memories of Ken and the life we once shared when w... Read More
Quilted Lovin'
Friends and regular readers know what an amazing attitude and spirit Ken had–always–and it continued after his cancer diagnoses. In fact, it got even stronger. In addition, he always posse... Read More
Quick Hit: A Favorite Thing
I haven’t had a chance to sit down and blog this past week, though–as always–I have continued making notes on things that strike my fancy, and that I think would make for a good blog... Read More
If You Build It, They Will Come (like it or not)
I grew up in the church–or rather I grew up in a church. No, my parents weren’t a pair evangelical ministers–they were a pair of…other “colorful” nicknames throughout t... Read More
Holiday Baking
Today had been marked on my calendar for weeks. “Holiday Baking.” It’s tradition I’d grow up with and then that Ken and I shared during our life together. But this year, I deci... Read More- 2 of 3
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