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Now Face West
This is the tenth Father’s Day that has dawned for my children without their father here with them. This year, they all are also separated from each other, occupying different spaces on two continents. Seven years have passed since we … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Loss
Tagged camel safaris, chaos, disorder, Father's Day, fatherhood, grief, Iceland, India, memory, motherhood, Northern Ireland, pandemic, seasons, spillover, theoretical physics, zoonoses
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Spring Forward, Fall Back Down
“Spring forward, fall back down…” I know, I know: it couldn’t be much more wintry in New England. It’s a balmy -6 degrees, enhanced by an order of magnitude for those who dally with windchill. Boston had its highest … Continue reading
Autumn’s Cathedral
“What’s she doing, mommy?” The little boy nudges his mother, who is navigating a grassy park. The rubber wheels of the stroller she pushes whoosh through leaves leached into shades of mustard and tan. The boy peeks around his mother … Continue reading
Posted in Love and Loss
Tagged autumn, Carol Ann Duffy's "Pathway", Dan Chelotti's "Compost", decay, grief, seasons
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Changing Seasons: Summer to Spring Segue
My husband Jim’s diagnosis hit us along with summer’s pulverizing heat. Coming out of the air-conditioned hospital to lean against a cement pillar and weep was like stepping through a portal onto the tarmac in San Cristobal. For me the … Continue reading
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Tagged chemotherapy, diagnosis, DP Challenge, Ecuador, family, Jim, photography, postaday, seasons, tagaday, Weekly Photo Challenge
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Love in the Spaces 