Uncle Tony. I never think of the man, or speak about him, without a smile coming to my lips. Uncle Tony was a “Dutch uncle,” not really a blood relative but such a close friend of the family that you referred to him as your uncle, and we had a lot of those [...]
Archive for October, 2005
Uncle Tony: 1922? – 1997
Posted in Uncategorized on October 30, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Tag! You’re It!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2005 | 2 Comments »
PhilippaAlan tagged me (I know I should enter her bloglink, but I have no idea how to do that)! I’ve never been tagged before:
Five things I plan or hope to do before I die:1. Speak Russian at least passably2. Finish all my cross-stitch projects3. Get through my stash of knitting wool4. Learn the basics of [...]
The Things We Do for Love…
Posted in Uncategorized on October 17, 2005 | Leave a Comment »
“Like walkin’ in the rain and the snow, when there’s nowhere to go,And it’s feelin’ like a part of you is dyin’,And you’re searchin’ for the answer in her eyes.You think you’re gonna break up, then she says she wants to make up…The things we do for love!”
I like to listen to Oldies in the [...]
George: 1944-2000
Posted in Uncategorized on October 8, 2005 | 1 Comment »
This should actually have been posted yesterday, since he passed on October 7. But this has been a thoroughly stupid week, with all kinds of stupid, pointless running around, and yesterday was no exception.
George and my husband were in high school together, and somehow, improbably, became friends. George was from Brooklyn; Jim is [...]
Glory to God for all things!
Posted in Uncategorized on October 3, 2005 | 3 Comments »
Our daughter usually telephones us on Sunday nights. She’s missed the last few weeks while her son goes through a “sleep adjustment,” basically growing out of his afternoon nap, at the ripe old age of two. When I was a kid, it was a rare child who didn’t need an afternoon nap even [...]
Uncle Stanley: 1918-1993
Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2005 | 1 Comment »
Oh, dear. What is there to say about an Uncle Stanley? It was the biggest shock of our lives when we learned that he had cancer, and something like three weeks later, he was gone. He was just one of those people who was larger than life, and who influenced everyone who came into contact [...]
