Showing posts with label funeral. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funeral. Show all posts

Thursday, March 17, 2011

expressions

Once upon a time there was a pile of notes to write, thanking those who have expressed such wonderful expressions of love to me and my family at the death of our father.

The pile has shrunk, dwindling to one here and there. I hope I do not forget anyone because no act was too small and I want the giver to know it full well.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Mourning


One day before my father's eighty-fifth birthday, we laid his body to rest in the state of his birth. It was a bright sunny day with mild temperatures.

We lingered, greeting and hugging those who were there to honor my father.