Smoky 18th July 2023 Yesterday's vista was smoky. It adds a challenge to my opinion of Summer but I will not go so far as to complain. As we drove to Clifton Park we saw swallows on the power lines and swooping about over the fields. . Waiting for me in the car, Grant heard … Continue reading Then, again
Tag: Death
The Dying business
Sunset and evening star, and one clear call to me As my parents aged, they began to lose their friends. One by one, letters stopped arriving. There would be a Christmas card missing one year and my father would say gloomily: “another one gone.” It was sad to see him more and more alone as … Continue reading The Dying business
Bitter end
Echo Lake, Dexter, ME When I spotted the toy Cocker Spaniel and sent it to my aunt, the niggling thought in the back of my head was that one day Kay might be in hospital and find comfort in it. She had been in hospital several times for short periods and it was that sort … Continue reading Bitter end