March 31, 2015
When Steve and I got married, fourteen years ago today, I read this stanza from Robert Browning to him: Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, The last of life, for which the first was made: Our times are in His hand Who saith, “A whole I planned, Youth shows but […]
Read More →February 3, 2015
Or … a Small Step for Arthritic Steve, a Giant Leap for Bionic Steve. My husband’s on his way toward becoming the new six million dollar man. Yesterday he had a total knee replacement. After staying up much too late Sunday night, riveted to the excitement of the Super Bowl, he took a short nap and […]
Read More →November 5, 2014
Yesterday my husband and I shared something that sets us apart as a couple, something we love sharing with each other: our double birthday. These birthdays have gained a warp speed lately and pile up more rapidly with each year, leaving us wondering how another 12 months could possibly have passed already. I’ve revised the […]
Read More →August 14, 2014
In a few hours, I’ll leave for the airport to pick Steve up. I can’t wait! I survived the week, but I’m so glad it wasn’t any longer. And I’m not the only one. Our cat (and our neighbor’s cat – his best bud, bunkmate, and daily dinner guest) have protested their later morning breakfast […]
Read More →August 7, 2014
This morning, I got up in the dark to drive Steve to the airport. I miss him already. A week is a long time and we’ve rarely been apart this long. And yet, I’m the one who encouraged him to take this trip to be present at two different family events, both in the same state — although opposite […]
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