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Chapter 5 The Pilgrimage: A Rose Blooms
The pink English roses Auntie Mary planted 40 years ago bloomed my last day in England. Seems fitting. Because the entire week I’ve been in northwest England those gloved bud cocoons were waiting for just the right moment to be noticed. * * * They tell me,… Continue Reading “Chapter 5 The Pilgrimage: A Rose Blooms”
Chapter 4 The Pilgrimage: A Gravesite Chat
A letter to my brother, You were here with me today, sitting at the foot of our family’s grave, our British kin dating back to the mid-1800s, maybe longer. I probably don’t need to say it because you were here with me, but remember… Continue Reading “Chapter 4 The Pilgrimage: A Gravesite Chat”
The Pilgrimage Chapter Two: Settling In
It seems it takes a while, two weeks in a place with an address and predictable bus and train lines, before I feel cozy, settled in. This was, and is, my goal when traveling; I want to be in a place long enough to… Continue Reading “The Pilgrimage Chapter Two: Settling In”
The Pilgrimage: Chapter One
Welcome to Jolly Old England. A little over two weeks ago I decided to come here, to my parents’ beginnings, the place I could have been born but wasn’t because my father lusted for post-war adventure and an opportunity to improve his life and… Continue Reading “The Pilgrimage: Chapter One”
State of Being
Aloha. Our last day in Paradise and like most people who visit the lush island of Kauai, we don’t want to leave. It’s been rainy, a bit chilly, windy and seasonably weather-rich in Princeville, our home for a week as we celebrate my kind,… Continue Reading “State of Being”
Delay No More
Flight delayed, an hour before departure, which seems metaphoric, symbolic, of the last six weeks, six months, six years, six decades of my life thus far: I’ve been in motion, stalled, a blur of quickly snapped iPhone images that document people, events, moments, but… Continue Reading “Delay No More”
Hot Cocoa Blessings
Exhausted. Euphoric. Somewhat crippled. Grateful. At peace. These are my emotions as I wait to board the plane at JFK, bound for the Southland and in a few days the Central Coast of California. I’ve been here for a little more than two weeks,… Continue Reading “Hot Cocoa Blessings”
The Flying Machine
I’m a silly girl. A woman-girl growing inside her own womb, punching, kicking, absorbing nutrients, feeling excited, worried, and at peace, trusting that my caretaker-self won’t let her little girl down, has her best interest at heart, and would do anything to support, heal, comfort and… Continue Reading “The Flying Machine”
My Side of the Mountain
“The Secret Garden” “Tom Sawyer” “A Present for the Princess” “My Side of the Mountain” Disney’s “Sleeping Beauty”, “Snow White”, “The Wizard of Oz” and Dad’s soothing, animated voice lulling me to sleep, assuring me that all is well in the world and that… Continue Reading “My Side of the Mountain”
Oh, the Places You’ll Go
“Every time my surroundings change, I feel enormous sadness. It’s not greater when I leave a place tied to memories, grief or happiness. It’s the change itself that unsettles me, just as liquid in a jar turns cloudy when you shake it.” ~ Italo Svevo… Continue Reading “Oh, the Places You’ll Go”
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