Category Archives: Family

For the Better

Posted on November 11, 2012 by pathfinder

I’ve been to New York City with my daughter.  I have thought so often about writing all week, but I decided to abstain for a while just to see how it felt.  I went to New York City to see … Continue reading →

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A change of season

Posted on October 24, 2012 by pathfinder

      Dear Son, I don’t remember the feeling of Fall last year.  I was occupied with the grief of having just lost you and the upcoming wedding of your sister.  Fall is just another season of the year, … Continue reading →

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Seasonal Affective Disorder

Posted on October 15, 2012 by pathfinder

It is Monday and I am working at one of the galleries where I am a member.  I have been getting out of the house a lot in the past few weeks and I have felt a little panicky lately.  … Continue reading →

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Forever, mom

Posted on October 9, 2012 by pathfinder

Dear Son, I’ve been staying busy.  The daylight hours have begin to shrink and the trees are turning gold.  Maine was wonderful.  You were in our heart and mind the whole time your dad and I were there.  I wished … Continue reading →

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Life as a drag(ster)

Posted on September 15, 2012 by pathfinder

There are pictures I hide on Facebook.  I go to the little downward pointing arrow at the right and I click “hide”.  Sometimes they are offensive photos or poster/sayings, sometimes they are personal photos of young people engaged in their … Continue reading →

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the second year

Posted on August 23, 2012 by pathfinder

We have passed the first anniversary of our son’s death and into the second year.   There have been a few people I have not heard from at all during the first year who have contacted me.   I know … Continue reading →

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Little Threads

Posted on August 13, 2012 by pathfinder

Those we still have in our lives are weaving tiny threads through our life in such a subtle way that we barely notice.  Connections made through interests we share, expressions and habits they have both good and bad, possessions they … Continue reading →

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“Are we really here?”

Posted on August 9, 2012 by pathfinder

I saw a poster in the entry way of one our eclectic restaurants in our small town.  It was advertising a lecture on the subject “are we really here?”  I smiled to myself at the time, but now as evidenced … Continue reading →

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Hawks vs. Pigeons

Posted on August 7, 2012 by pathfinder

A pigeon walked in to an art gallery . . . Sounds like the beginning of a joke, but it happened yesterday to me while I was sitting at a gallery co-op where I am a member.  It was my … Continue reading →

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A new year

Posted on July 11, 2012 by pathfinder

The heat is still hovering over the area.   Here where I live it hasn’t been as hot as in some other places but it has been hot enough. We are  a week past the anniversary date of our son’s … Continue reading →

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