Thinking of You

I miss your laughter,The way your voice sounded when you said 'Mom' .All the funny little jokes. Your love for simple gentle things. Link, Isabelle, Doctor Who, Nutella and TeaWatching you with your brothers. All of them.So many things remind me of you. Autumn. Girls with bright hair walking down the street. The sound of …

Catchy Blog Entry Title

I remember when I first started blogging, how inviting it was to log in and start writing. I have to say, that the way wordpress is set up now feels super non-inviting (if you are reading this elsewhere I'm posting this from wordpress) . All over the page are all little distractions that ask about …

Thoughts of Time

Sometimes when I'm walking, I will get the feeling that time is overlapping. While walking the dog at dusk, it's as if a layer of 1980-something is floating just underneath, or over top. Almost as though I am viewing myself in the future from a place in the past and aware of how odd and …

Returning to Judaism (for the first time)

Yesterday was the 43rd anniversary of my conversion to Judaism. If you go by the Jewish calendar, it would be in 4 days from now on 15 Adar. I was five at the time - there I go, aging myself! - and I was terrified of going in the water of the mikveh for my …

Four Years

Some people look at New Year's to gauge their progress or reflect upon the year. And upon life in general. For me it's October 7th. It's how I mark the time I guess. Not intentionally. But it is the day that altered my life profoundly. Before she died. After she died. It has become a …