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  • December 4, 2024
    personal

    2 Years

    Years. Plural! So believable and unimaginable at the same time. At this time a year ago, I had just returned from Europe in the midst of an extended leave from work (the goal of which was still unclear) and I was feeling pretty unmoored. I was (am) very busy (all the time) doing fun things…

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  • December 4, 2023
    family time, personal

    1 Year

    In August, for the first time in over a year, I had the urge to call you and chat while I was walking home; 8 months after the chances of you picking up the phone were reduced to zero. I have tried to write about Mom many times over the past twelve months and never…

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  • January 1, 2023
    personal

    Christmas gifts from Mom.

    I’ll reflect on the new year soon, but I wanted to start it off with practicing a bit of gratitude (the scientists say it is good for your health). This Christmas, my mom wasn’t able to give gifts in her usual fashion. She loved to set up “Santa’s Workshop” each year, wrapping parcels for many…

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  • December 13, 2022
    personal

    8 days.

    It feels like a dramatic title, but I also can’t conjure something up that feels appropriate for a subject that is dramatic for me: My mom passed away eight days ago. My mom was extremely generous but also a bit of a mystery, keeping the cards life dealt her close to her chest – especially…

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