Today would have been my Mom’s 84 th birthday. She left us on February 8, 2026. She was alone, none of us got to say goodbye. Tonight, instead of gathering around her with a cake and candles, we will gather with gratitude and memories on Zoom. Driving to work after returning from her funeral/burial in Phoenix, songs randomly served up through Spotify included: ‘Five thirty am’, ‘Flight from the City’, ‘How to Stay Sane in February’, ‘You Will Never Walk Alone’, ‘Perhaps it’s Meant to Be’,...

paths of our backyard labyrinth “The labyrinth is an ancient pattern, awakened and warmed with the footprints of those who came before you…Your story braids with theirs, your breath mingles with the breath of the ancestors. The path curves like river and root, holding silence, song and sorrow in equal measure. You realize your journey is not yours alone, it is part of a living lineage." Lauren Artress "The Wisdom of the Labyrinth" I was swimming in synchronicity when I chose the card with...

2018 sketch of what would become our yard Another journey around the sun for me and for my husband, culminating with a milestone birthday...