One of my all time favorite photos of my baby, The Peacemaker (Sammy). It just happens to be with the mother-in-law. Quite a pair! Today is my mother-in-law’s 81st birthday. This would be the woman who birthed and raised my incredibly dysfunctional husband. I met her 36 1/2 years ago. She was 44 years old, … Continue reading Be kind
I won’t ask you
Frida Kahlo
Seven years
Good Night Moon, 12/31/20 Today marks the 7th anniversary of the phone call. This day holds no specific or magnified trauma for me anymore. I don’t count backwards or forwards from January 11th anymore. I’m not sure how to define healing really. It’s true the path is not linear or smooth. Since the trauma symptoms … Continue reading Seven years
The American Southwest, part ten
Once we arrived Springdale, Utah, gateway to Zion National Park, we realized a few things. First, there were A LOT of tourists at this location. Potentially more than all the other places we had visited, combined. Second, we needed a way to get in to the park (the choices at this time of year are … Continue reading The American Southwest, part ten
The American Southwest, part nine
Well now that I’ve muddled through my marital frustrations and a three-person Thanksgiving, first time ever having Thanksgiving dinner with less than 10 people, I’m back to reminiscing our glorious road trip. Despite all the covid fears, I’m really glad we were able to carve out this time for the three of us. It looks … Continue reading The American Southwest, part nine
Not buying the bullshit
That beach house. Last night we had a heated family discussion about our leaky master bedroom fireplace at the beach house. It has not been properly dealt with and when storms blow, rain gets in. It’s not like it floods the place, and the floors are concrete, but the surround is a beautiful custom steel … Continue reading Not buying the bullshit
The American Southwest, part eight
It had been 34 years since Blue Eyes and I had stayed in Sedona, Arizona. Our two spots for getaways while we were at University in Arizona were Palm Springs, CA and Sedona. About a 2 hour drive to Sedona, and a 4 1/2 hour drive to Palm Springs, both having cheap motels in a … Continue reading The American Southwest, part eight
The American Southwest, part seven
On Monday, November 2nd, we had one of our longest driving days, and after our souvenir shopping in Santa Fe, we didn’t exactly get an early start. On the Arizona portion of our trip, I had originally very much wanted to visit Antelope Canyon, and The Peacemaker wanted to visit Canyon de Chelly. However, both … Continue reading The American Southwest, part seven
The American Southwest, part six
On our way out of Taos, destination Santa Fe, The Peacemaker insisted we grab a green chile cheeseburger at 5 Star Burger. Highly rated on Yelp, of course. This is Blue Eyes’ fried green chile cheeseburger with bbq sauce and onion rings. Very good although the straight up green chile cheeseburger that The Peacemaker ordered … Continue reading The American Southwest, part six
The American Southwest, part five
Traveling with The Peacemaker does make for a more exciting trip. For the most part, I drove, my son was my co-pilot, investigating every town we drove through, Yelping restaurants in every city.... with Blue Eyes working (or napping) in the back seat. Our destination after Moab was all the way to Taos, New Mexico. … Continue reading The American Southwest, part five
