Tag Archives: changes

Awe

Posted on December 31, 2014 by theonceandfutureemptynest

The dogs were up first on Christmas morning.  They have no sense of the days of the week—every day is Monday.  My husband and I let the dogs out and then fixed their breakfast.  After breakfast, they were ready to … Continue reading →

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The House Where I Finally Grew Up

Posted on November 8, 2013 by theonceandfutureemptynest

We sold our home in southern California this week.  And by coincidence, last week my youngest sister sold her house, the one my parents bought 48 years ago.  I never think about my childhood home.  I lived there for eight … Continue reading →

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Lost in Transition

Posted on January 21, 2013 by theonceandfutureemptynest

This has been a year of transitions.  We moved across country.  We became grandparents.  My parents moved in with us.  We became poster children for the sandwich generation.  I have become lost in the ever increasing demands of my household.  … Continue reading →

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Tranquility and the Sport of Running

Posted on July 25, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

Running along the narrow path between the trees along the river, I feel something spiritual yet primitive.  These are feelings that I cannot accurately label.  I feel my feet hit the path; I hear the leaves moving as the dogs … Continue reading →

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RIP Red Kayak

Posted on July 19, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest

My kayak died last Friday, Friday the thirteenth.  I know that some of you saw a photo on Facebook of me kayaking on the Farmington River that day.  I did cruise up and down this mile long section of the … Continue reading →

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In a drawer of the handmade spice rack that Sis in Law gave us for a wedding present is a bird nest that my girls found almost twenty years after a Santa Ana (wind storm).  The nest had blown from … Continue reading →

Posted on February 27, 2012 by theonceandfutureemptynest | Leave a comment