in the eyes of lovers

…In the eyes of lovers, everything is beautiful. This fortune cookie saying was tucked into the frame with the watercolor painting Scott made for me. This is my mantra for today.

the new normal

…”As noted bereavement therapist, Peter Lynch, MSW, said at an annual Holiday Service of Remembrance, referring to the many feelings associated with grief, “The only way through it is through it.” …

all of us, islands…

For his 60th birthday in February 2011, Scott had first planned for us to celebrate in India. He always celebrated birthdays but “big birthdays” required advance planning, and this one he was planning two years ahead. We …