Category: Holidays
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Melancholy holidays
The holiday season is in full swing. The lights are on my house, the tree is decorated, and my Santa collection is on display. I’ve been trying to keep myself busy. Delivering treats to friends, shopping, wrapping, baking, baking and more baking. I’m finding it a challenge to fill my evenings and weekends. But I’m…
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My heroes
It’s Christmas time again. My second Christmas without my Joe. I started a new tradition last year and took holiday treats to all the nurses in the ICU where my husband spent his last days. Today the tradition continued. As I stepped inside the hospital entrance and told the security guard where I was headed,…
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Bloom
Easter is upon us. A time for rebirth, new life. Not just Christ’s rebirth, but everything around us as well. The flowers and the trees are coming alive again after lying dormant for so many months. I can’t help but think God planned it so his Son would rise again just as His Creation would…
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Skipping February
Valentine’s Day is coming up and so is my 60th birthday. Joe always made surf & turf for our Valentine’s Day dinner. Steak for him and lobster for me. He found the best cards and would pick the prettiest bunch of flowers at our local grocery. My birthday was no different. Every year he found…
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Blue Christmas
Well, Christmas morning is here. My house is quiet. There are no gifts under the tree. No stockings hung on the fireplace. Sleep was fleeting last night as I laid in bed thinking about all of the wonderful Christmas holidays spent with Joe. He would surprise me every year with at least one very special…
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Lost traditions
One of the things I’m struggling with as Christmas without Joe approaches is all of our traditions. They just feel lost to me now. People say I should start new ones or keep doing the ones that comfort me. And I know they are right, but it’s just so damn hard. By now the holiday…
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