All Blog Posts Tagged 'love' (5)

Recently, I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport as the daughter’s departure had been announced. Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said:

“I love you and I wish you enough.”

The daughter replied, “Mom, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Mom.” They kissed and the daughter left.

The mother walked…

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The Summer Of Love - June 1967

At the request of some wonderful (and tolerant) friends I'm continuing a story about my daughter's engagement because 1- Romance is still alive 2- i love surprises; especially the antique, vintage or collectible kind.  :)

Seen below is a rather blurry and frustrating camera phone photo of my daughter's hand and the antique ring that her fiance' gifted her with on Valentine's Day when he proposed.   This little ring nearly burned a hole in JH's pocket from the moment he disembarked his…

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My mother is no longer with us but will live in my heart forever. She passed away September 9, 2008 at the age of 87. She had suffered from dementia with lewy bodies. Her happiness was her home, being surrounded by her "pretties" and her privacy. This disease took that away from her.

My mother's greatest gift was her unconditional love for my brother, sister and…

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what's more nostalgic on Valentine's Day then those memories of school Valentines?

busily chopping-up paper doilies and fashioning unevenly styled construction paper hearts ......pasting them onto recycled boxes and cans to make our special… Continue