Tag Archives: remembering

Thirty three years

Posted on February 10, 2015 by pathfinder

You have probably had that moment when you have been very busy and the busy-ness stops. You are in a familiar place where you stand still for just that second and the familiar is surprising because of  just how familiar it … Continue reading →

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End of the year inventory

Posted on December 21, 2014 by pathfinder

  My mother used to say to me that I should go to my room and imagine I could take myself apart – and do an inventory of my parts. I always was a bit confused as a child concerning … Continue reading →

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Let the horses run

Posted on October 18, 2014 by pathfinder

The persimmon’s are predicting a snowy winter. Fall is progressing in stages. Early on we were told we would have little color then they said we would have good color. Trees that should have turned already have not. Trees that … Continue reading →

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July 2nd

Posted on July 2, 2014 by pathfinder

The morning fog is burning off the mountains slowly. Three years ago on this date I can remember rising early to cook bacon and fix  breakfast for the five other people in the house. My husband, his brother and wife would … Continue reading →

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Dear Son

Posted on June 18, 2014 by pathfinder

Dear Son, I haven’t written much lately because, as usual I don’t know what else to say. I despise the world for going on without you. I am infuriated by the fact that people think that by saying your name … Continue reading →

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Room to grow

Posted on April 21, 2014 by pathfinder

The  new puppy has been, up to now, easier to care for than my older Miniature Australian Shepherd was as a pup. I credit the older Shepherd and my Pomeranian for part of this. I also credit my son and … Continue reading →

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The New Year

Posted on January 10, 2014 by pathfinder

Dear Son, I don’t know what to say.  I so much want to talk to you.  What can I say? So much of our relationship was spent in sharing time and space, in observation and just being together.  The things … Continue reading →

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The winding road

Posted on November 21, 2012 by pathfinder

Highway 276 is a relatively short highway that twists and turns its way across the mountains between Transylvania County  and Haywood County in North Carolina.    When traveling on it you pass through the Cradle of Forestry by Looking Glass Falls … Continue reading →

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Acadia

Posted on September 24, 2012 by pathfinder

The dogs are up even earlier here on the coast of Maine.  The sun rises an hour earlier than it does at home, and stranger yet they seem to prefer 5:30 a.m. to begin their day.  The first day here … Continue reading →

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A note of thanks (every day is mother’s day)

Posted on May 18, 2012 by pathfinder

I am here at the counter again, sitting on the barstool where one of my favorite pictures was taken of you.  Your sister took it.  You are getting ready to sip your hot tea.  You look like you are just … Continue reading →

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