doglet · Enemies · friends · loss · Pets

What I’ve Lost

People, I’ve lost people…and lovable, loving pets. Friends, family, enemies (hopefully), doglets. Some I have run from screaming with delight. Some I’ve neglected. Others have deserted me, unexpectedly. How dare them! No one is to blame for the terminated relationships, maybe. Perhaps it is a mutual decision, perhaps it is lack of attention on my part… Continue reading What I’ve Lost

Alone · Aloneness · death · Grieving · Loneliness · loss · Uncategorized

Am I Lonely Because I’m Alone?

One of my favorite blogs is Time Goes By, written by a woman who shares a lifetime span with me. She pens about the challenges and issues that are important to those of us who have passed the 50, 60, 70 or 80 hallmarks of time. In a recent post she addressed the loss of loved ones, grieving,… Continue reading Am I Lonely Because I’m Alone?

Beauty · Darkness · Foto Challenge · loss · love · musings · Night · One Word Photo Challenge · Skies · Weekly Photo Challenge · WordPress

One Word Photo Challenge: Night

The coming night skies take my breath away when I watch their reminder of another day’s ending.   And when the light disappears from the skies we push away the darkness hoping our light will sustain us through the night. http://jennifernicholewells.com/2014/01/28/one-word-photo-challenge/

accidents · Bikes · children · dying · family · friends · loss · love · pain · People

Jake Brewer 1981-2015

Originally posted on Life in the Boomer Lane:
The one defining commonality of the human species is that we love our children. So much so, that sometimes, that love is a vulnerability that is so intense, it can take our breath away. Would we do anything to protect them? That goes without saying. Can our…