Day of the Dead
This post is in honor of my mother and her sisters. The Walden women. They’re all gone now, my mom lived the longest and she died two years ago. When we were cleaning out...
Category: family
In memoriam Natalie
My ex-mother-in-law Natalie passed away today. Just a few days shy of her 90th birthday on August 14th. Here’s a photo of us together. We are preparing for lunch in Burano, Italy. January 28,...
Maiden before mother
So fresh, so hopeful, so looking forward. So sexy! A side of my mother I didn’t know, just discovered. It makes a difference, seeing these. I can only imagine my dad took these photos.
On the road again
Off to Connecticut to see this little guy. Salvatore Francis. One month old. He was expected in January but came early, December 12. And if I may brag, note my crocheted baby blanket, helping...
Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving. The sky is blue, the trees are yellow and brown. Earlier the sky was orange fog color. The birds were singing. Now the pumpkin ginger pie is cooling and the butternut squash/black...