The loss I didn’t expect.

My husband of almost 50 years made a miraculous comeback! This blog is about our journey ahead and stumbling blocks in the road.

Aging can be lonely.

Does it have to be?

Blog instruction manual: If you want to read the blogs in chronological order, just click on my underlined name at the bottom of each chapter and scroll.

Chapter 75. The Sweet Spot

There is a sweet spot in spring skiing.  It exists somewhere between 8,000-10,000 feet and sometime between 10 am and 2 pm and between crusty, icy snow and slosh. It’s where the snow gently embraces my skis and helps me create small, graceful turns. It’s the place where I find joy. It’s been a while since…

Chapter 74. An Oldie but Goodie

A few years ago, Monkey wrote her autobiography and titled it “I Never Wanted to be a Frickin’ Lapdog”. She published it through Amazon. It wasn’t exactly a best seller but I really thought she did a good job. So, I decided to reprint it here on my blog. I’m sure Monkey appreciates it. Be…

Chapter 73. A Letter to My Friend Ava

I don’t know how many dogs you loved before Molly.  And I only met Molly during her last few months with you.  So, I never saw her when she was a puppy, learning to trust you, learning how to become your best friend. But I could see how, as with all our old, loved dogs, how she…

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