We’ll Always Have Burlington

Our last night living in Burlington.  Our little basement apartment is filled with boxes and dismantled furniture.  Tomorrow the moving truck takes us to Mississauga, where I was born but in which I have never lived.  Last night one of Thea’s brother’s friends asked me if I ever dreamed back when we were dating if [...]

Legacy

Found this on Snopes.
Dolores Aguilar, born in 1929 in New Mexico, left us on August 7, 2008. She will be met in the afterlife by her husband, Raymond, her son, Paul Jr., and daughter, Ruby.
She is survived by her daughters Marietta, Mitzi, Stella, Beatrice, Virginia and Ramona, and son Billy; grandchildren, Donnelle, Joe, Mitzie, Maria, [...]

Something a Little Different

After a couple melancholy posts, I thought I’d mix things up a bit.   My sister found the least flattering picture of my family ever.  Now here it is on the Interweb for all to mock and marvel.

The Grey Rain-Curtain of this World

August is kind of a mournful month, isn’t it?  I no longer have to dread the return of school, but there’s still a spirit of things ending.  The nights are cooler and the days aren’t as long.  Further north there’ll be one blazing red tree amongst the green.
The night before the first day of the [...]

You Cannot Always Be Torn in Two

Dan Fietje is married.  Of all people.
It was a fun, heartfelt, simple wedding and I enjoyed myself.  Depression over the reality of his moving to the other side of the country in a few short weeks only kicked in near the end.
It’s late, and I have work in the morning.  But I want to take [...]

Introducing…

Annie Grace