Skip to main content

Post Thanksgiving

I am hoping that everyone had a pleasant Thanksgiving.

I made the trip to Connecticut on Thursday morning.  The first 60 miles or so were slushy and I was glad I had those studded snow tires.  Then the rest of the way was clear and dry and I had to listen to the thunk-thunking of the studs.

The table may have been diminished in terms of place settings and attempts at toasts were teary, but the room was crowded with the spirits of those we love.

Comments

  1. I am glad you were able to go and did not have trouble getting there. Holidays are very hard when you have lost a loved one. Your last paragraph is beautifully written. I hope you have a good weekend.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I love the way you phrased this last paragraph. I'm glad you made there safely.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Oh, good. I was hoping you would make it safely to your family.
    It will be a difficult years of firsts.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Glad your trip was safe, that storm certainly had the potential to be very bad. I love your observation on the spirits, they were there and heard your toasts.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I am glad you enjoyed the holiday. Peace!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Good for you! Tears are good. Grieving is a long process, not to be rushed.
    Cheers from Cottage Country Ontario , ON, Canada!

    ReplyDelete
  7. Glad to hear you made it home safely!

    I understand the feelings of loss,..it does get easier though we never forget. This year will mark the 10th anniversary of my mom's death. Her birthday was Christmas Day and it is always a bittersweet time.

    Take care!

    ReplyDelete
  8. Yikes! You drove 60 miles in snow? You are so brave, Olga. However, I'm so glad you spent this special time with people you love and who love you. It's wonderful to be able to share the memories.

    ReplyDelete
  9. So glad you made it safely and were with people you love.

    ReplyDelete
  10. Olga, I've been thinking of you and finally had time to visit, reading back through your posts. I'm glad you were with family for the holiday. I liked your post about creative cooking now that you're making meals for one. I think I'd make stone soup a weekly phenomena! We are under a winter storm watch with feet of snow predicted. This weekend, we need to be in Denver to babysit Grandchildren. I am also taking the 10 year old and 7 year old to the Nutcracker. It's a busy time of the year. I want you to know I think of you often - especially when I'm walking the trails. Be well and enjoy the season.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Glad you carried on and felt the love around you.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I appreciate readers' comments so much. You don't even always have to agree with me.

Popular posts from this blog

Updates

 On September 29, I had the closing on my condo. Everything that was not going to the buyers was out and packed in the ABF moving truck which had by the been taken over to the storage units. Don thought it would take him until Wednesday to finish packing the truck with the help of his son. It took him until late Thursday with Chris' help and mine. Kevin was supposed to help load as well but he was in a mountain bike accident and wrecked his shoulder the week before. That added driving him to doctor appointments to my to do list and dong some shopping for him plus jobs around the house that might need two functioning upper limbs.  We stayed with Kevin on Friday night after the closing and then had a suite in an extended stay place for the coming week. This was the worst possible time to have to get a room because the prices balloon during leaf peeping season if you can even find a room at all. But it was close to the storage units where we were working and it was dog friendly. We ju

Wedding

 Don and I drove to South Carolina to attend the wedding of my step-grandson, Will. Will Will and Katie The wedding took place on Dataw Island, a beautiful outdoor ceremony followed by a reception in the country club. We stayed in a tiny cottage in the historic center of Beaufort, rented from Vrbo. Since the wedding was at 5 p.m., we had time to explore the area a bit. I really like the low country scenery and historical charm. Sitting quietly in the curtained gazebo I was visited by multiple cardinals. They came to visit the feeder, not me, but I can always pretend! How I will always remember Will!

Rest In Peace

 In a summer that has been so wet, Sunday was a reprieve. The humidity dropped and the sun came out. It was a day that could have been special ordered by the family of a friend's husband. It was the day they had arranged his celebration of life ceremony set on the shore of Lake Champlain. I was not looking forward to the gathering, even couched as a celebration. This is a family fraught with relationship tensions. It turned out to be a beautiful day and a beautiful ceremony. A Catholic priest gave a brief but meaningful homily and two Air Force members played "Taps" and presented the American flag to my friend. I am not a Christian, but I do know about Christ Consciousness. That priest's word's filled me with such a sense of peace and love. I hope it did the same for the family members and neighbors who attended.