“I wish we had danced more” was one of the last “we” things Jimmy ever said to me. One of the first “I” things I did after he died was to take dancing lessons. Until recently that didn’t occur to …
After the funeral I wanted to be left alone. The suffocating hugs and tears and the “Call me. I’ll bring over a bagel. I’ll scoop it out for you” was kind, but irritating. There was no pleasing me. Bring Jimmy …
Here’s an inside scoop for all of the non-widowed people out there. At widow gatherings one of the most popular lines is: “People who haven’t lost their spouse just don’t ‘get it.’” I shake my head and say it, too. …
Hey, it’s not all about being a widow all of the time. Sometimes, we just have to spread our wings. http://www.aolnews.com/weird-news/article/live-gong-show-gives-break-to-yodeling-goat-milkers-and-other-quirky-talents/19684319…
Just to say that I’m writing this blog and the book “Poor Widow Me” at the same time. It’s a memoir, written from today looking back. I’m rethinking yesterdays ending to the blog “Keeping His Memory Alive” and I wrote …
Tomorrow is October 13th – four and a half years since Jimmy died. The 13th is supposed to be unlucky for everybody, but I was born on the 7th day of the 7th month. I always knew that the 13th …
I was looking for articles about LOSS and this is what I found. It isn’t exactly about losing a husband, but since mine was heavier than the average husband – is mine a greater loss? 1 pound = a Guinea …
About three months after Jimmy died my good friend Henry’s father passed away. I needed to be there for him and his family even though it broke up my routine of staying home and feeling sorry for myself. It was …
Facts you need to know before reading this. 1. Jimmy had a convertible. He’d hop in – well, maybe not ‘hop’ and shout out “Oh, I love the wind in my hair!” After 2 miles on the highway my hair …
Yesterday I wrote that I went to a funeral three months after Jimmy died. Some readers asked me why I brought that up more than four years later? A few felt that I was going backwards. “Slipping” another said. …