Family, Life, Memoir, Memory, Real Life, Reflections, Social Media, Travel, Writing

Try to remember …

Memory, like many things, is often taken for granted—until it’s lost. My mother is in the early stages of Alzheimer’s. She realizes it, but most of the time pretends it’s not happening. “Everyone forgets things,” she’ll say, but I can tell by her voice she knows what she’s forgotten is more serious than where she… Continue reading Try to remember …

Life, Real Life, Writing

Change is good, right?

November is turning out to be a month of many changes. One of the good ones you already know about. I’m doing housework. For real. It’s not likely to become a habit, though. This is only to honor NAtional HOuse CLEaning MOnth (see new page.) My second good change will be to set off on… Continue reading Change is good, right?