I have wandered through the marigold patch while birds talk to each other. I swear they are calling for “Richard Richard Richard”. I wonder who Richard is or how he got lost. I could spend hours with the marigolds, pulling leaves that are wilted, pruning branches too long and too heavy with the weight ofContinue reading “Calendula”
Category Archives: Random Thoughts
The shadow, the tree and the road
Life is unpredictable and unforgiving. You must accept the things it offers up without warning. Offer is the wrong word, it implies that I have a choice to accept it or not. Some things are offered and some are just dropped, unceremoniously right in your lap. There’s no getting around them. Slammed into existence. Continue reading “The shadow, the tree and the road”
Ordinary Days
Day three back to work. I am not crumpled up in a ball on the floor unable to function. I am not laying in my bed trying to convince myself that there’s a world worth waking up for. I am sitting on my porch, dogs fed, kitten cuddled, coffee in hand, listening to the birds. Continue reading “Ordinary Days”
Becoming a Widow 