Archive for 'Life's Transitions'
Space in the Nest for Blueberry Bushes – Emptying the Nest Part 2
After dropping our son at college, we drove away in an aimless fog. The trip had been carefully planed through this point – then no plan, just the road ahead and the still silence in the car. Tears.
We drove for hours and stopped when we were tired and hungry, slept, got up and drove to Chautauqua Institution in NY. I could ... Read more »
Those Aren't Dirty Clothes – They're "Tweener Duds"
Dear Son (or Daughter):
I am so deeply sorry that I have not understood you all these years. Please forgive me. I saw the light when thinking about the following request in the Atlantic Monthly “Word Fugitive” column:
“I’m looking for a word for the items of clothing which sit perched in my bedroom, waiting to be reworn. They are not yet ready ... Read more »
Emptying the Next – Part 1
In August our son left for college providing me with the opportunity to learn up close and personal about life’s transitions once again. For months I rode anticipatory waves of: sadness about the end of this chapter, loneliness over the sound and sense of emptiness in the house, worry and fear about how my husband and I would relate without Jordan as one of ... Read more »