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Widow's Walk: The feel-good movie of the year
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Friday, July 1, 2011. The feel-good movie of the year. My body decided to stay home from work yesterday. After a nap to recover from driving Critter to camp, then watching daytime television for about 18 minutes, I decided to look for a movie on Netflix. The home page boasted a category created just for me: Understated Dramas Featuring a Strong Female Lead. I burst out laughing. I wonder how many other people's "just for you" categories so perfectly describe their innermost desires for their own lives.
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Widow's Walk: May 2010
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Monday, May 17, 2010. I saw the slots on the tub that were meant to hold the tops of the feet. I needed to raise the tub enough to get the feet back into their slots. It seemed like a simple enough operation. And it would have been, for two people. First I thought of calling someone to help. Then I quickly progressed to needing. So I wasn’t going to let a little thing like a cast-iron tub intimidate me. I’m done with leaving them undone so I can be angry with S for not being here to do them. Friday, May ...
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Widow's Walk: July 2010
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Rainbow Springs State Park, Dunnellon, Florida. Links to this post. Saturday, July 24, 2010. 61 minutes well spent. I just watched Young Widow: Naked in the Memorial Playground. A documentary by Elizabeth Titus. I'll have more to say about it later, but wanted to quickly share this list from the film:. Top 10 things you don't say to a widow. He died for a reason. God never gives you more than you can bear. I've been through a divorce, so I know exactly how you feel. Do I explain...
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Widow's Walk: August 2010
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Monday, August 30, 2010. Links to this post. Saturday, August 28, 2010. OK, it was coffee, but tea sounds so much nicer in the headline, no? With exactly four weeks to go until the one-year anniversary of S's death, I am all about forgiveness and gratitude. I need to finish forgiving him for leaving us so that I can keep his memory alive for the girls without feeling conflicted about it. And I want to be sure to live in gratitude for all of the amazing people who have helped us through this year. To do I...
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Widow's Walk: January 2010
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Sunday, January 17, 2010. We were invited to party on New Year’s Day. I was really looking forward to it – new year, new people. It was at the home of some neighbors, a couple who grew up here and have a huge network of family and friends. I’m not ready for a permanent place at the widows’ table just yet. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a 40ish mother, stepmother, chauffeur, cook, laundress, reader, writer and marketing director in Tampa, Florida. My husband died in September 200...
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Widow's Walk: Like a Patchwork Quilt
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Sunday, July 17, 2011. Like a Patchwork Quilt. A beautiful song, one of my all-time favorites, is running through my head this morning – Sweet Honey in the Rock’s Patchwork Quilt. It’s about the AIDS quilt, and I’ve never once listened to it without a tear in my eye. I wish I could find a link to stream it for you. My heart spills over, flowing with tears. I cry for your suffering and for your shortened years. July 17, 2011 at 4:19 PM. Perhaps let her wear one of his shirts for comfort? I don’t kno...
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Widow's Walk: July 2011
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Sunday, July 17, 2011. Like a Patchwork Quilt. A beautiful song, one of my all-time favorites, is running through my head this morning – Sweet Honey in the Rock’s Patchwork Quilt. It’s about the AIDS quilt, and I’ve never once listened to it without a tear in my eye. I wish I could find a link to stream it for you. My heart spills over, flowing with tears. I cry for your suffering and for your shortened years. Links to this post. Friday, July 1, 2011. The feel-good movie of the year. My body decided to s...
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Widow's Walk: September 2010
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Wednesday, September 1, 2010. Wake me up when September ends. Sleep is harder and harder to come by in our house. Critter can't get to sleep. I can't stay asleep. Even our trusty old dog wanders the house at night, checking on each of us and whining. September 25 looms large. I know I have put too much stock in the date, but that awareness doesn't stop me from counting down the days. The first year is the worst, you see, and I desperately want to be finished with the worst. Links to this post.
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Widow's Walk: December 2009
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Saturday, December 26, 2009. We arrived home today from a triumphant Christmas tour. We spent yesterday with S's family, four generations under one roof. And my sister-in-law thanked me. For not deserting them. The cause of death was never a mystery, but no amount of Quincy-watching in my youth prepared me to read the clinical account of my husband’s autopsy. I consulted the online medical dictionary more than once, and I still might ask our family doctor to go through it with me. Or not. I felt the loss...
