RIP Auntie Barbara
Last week, I wrote a post on my Other Blog about the emotion of grief, how I experience grief and how I cope with it. This is why that post went up. It was my Auntie Barb’s funeral today. The … Continue reading
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“BiMonthly” Personal Update: Sat. Dec. 10/11
(Okay, so it’s Sunday. It was still Saturday when I wrote this.) Hey, all. So… I have apologies to make to everyone. I am terribly sorry that I’ve ended up getting so far behind on my weekly updates. It’s just… … Continue reading
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Weekly Update: Friday Sept. 30/11
So, it turns out that Tony and Anna had a couch-surfer from New Zealand this past weekend, so on Friday night, we looked after Julia while they took him downtown to be Screeched In. I slept well Friday night – … Continue reading
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Major Update
Lots of changes since my last post. – We now know what’s wrong with my hand (ref: Ugh. Hand Is A Problem. from April). I’ve got a frayed ligament in the wrist. So splint, zinc tablets, and rest. – Secondly … Continue reading
Brightspot – Kitten, Cat, Beloved Confidante
Brightspot Goold Today is the first anniversary of Brightspot’s death. I found myself a bit worried about how I was going to handle the day, considering how much I still miss her. As it happens, it was also Day 3 … Continue reading
Safe & Sound…
Well, I arrived back safe and sound Sunday morning, in time to go to brunch with my aunts here in Toronto. Got home, and crashed until a couple of hours before work. Somehow, while I was gone, Toronto had its … Continue reading
Coping…
Well, my grandmother’s funeral was yesterday. The service was lovely (the priest was excellent, which is not something I’d say very often – I’m not Christian, much less Catholic – but he gave a very tolerant homily, and made us … Continue reading
Grieving
My grandmother passed away this afternoon. We knew it was going to happen – despite my hopeful message of Thursday morning, they discovered when they ran the EEG that the right side of her brain was entirely destroyed, and the … Continue reading
Here In St. John’s
Well, arrived in St. John’s at 3:45pm (Newfoundland Time) yesterday, having been up for almost 20 hours at that point (I worked Tuesday night), then went to the hospital to visit Granny, then had dinner with one of my aunts. … Continue reading
Off to St. John’s…
Grandmother had a massive stroke last week, and hasn’t woken up for about 4 days (she ended up with pneumonia on Saturday) so my sister and I are off to St. John’s. Don’t know how long we’ll be gone… *sigh* … Continue reading
Ramblings From At Home & Tired… (AKA Mishmash of Stuff)
Came across a rather neat website a few days ago – excellent resource for writers who are doing stories involving travel/international plotlines: World Clock: Time Zones Check it out! * In terms of what I referenced in my previous post… … Continue reading