A Better Day

Good days should be acknowledged. And today was one of those days. No tears came today–not that that would have been a bad thing. But for the time being appears i’ve reached my quota of sa... Read More

The Day

Today is my birthday. I knew it would be difficult–for multiple reasons. Acknowledging–let alone celebrating–my birth when I so recently lost Ken didn’t hold much interest for ... Read More

Baking Lessons

Yesterday I decided I bake an apple pie. Simple enough, right? But never having done so before I felt like it would be a fun challenge–no matter how it turned out. Worse case scenario I’d ... Read More

Out on a Limb

As a two-time amputee Ken was intimately familiar with the loss of a limb. He often told a story from college when he stood up while not wearing his prosthetic to grab a book off the shelf and forgett... Read More

Stop All the Clocks

Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,Silence the pianos and with muffled drumBring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moa... Read More