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Chasing Dragons
A nice cup of coffee for Sara without sugar. Because, of course, she is sweet enough. 
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Morning to all Monday Mourners.
All of yesterday's warm thoughts and kind comments by Sara, well, me too.
I'm back from the VA computer training camp and will be here for awhile. My wife, who has dementia, fell in the bathroom of our assisted living facility and hit her head. She's been checked out at the ER but For the last few days, she's been hurting. The good news is this morning she's feeling mo' better.
BTW, my novel here at SS, 'More Than Just a Kiss' is the story of how we met.
Anyway, now that she's back to bossing me around, I slipped in here, made a pot of strong coffee and once I've gotten a double-handful of Sara's goodies (so to speak) I'll get down to verifying some of the recent submissions - I promise - honest. ;)
So sorry to hear of your wife's misadventure, Bill. Good that she is recovering. Falling was the greatest fear we had about my Mum. Over the past twelve months, she had several and the last one is what put her into a nursing home. She also had dementia and after each incident, she would remember nothing of it saying, "So people keep telling me but I don't know anything about it."
It is good that you are with her, Bill and I send you both my very best wishes.
So, about that coffee...
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Hi, Everyone. Once again, thank you all for your messages of condolence.
My Mum passed just two days before hubby and I were booked to leave for Disneyland Paris. After some hesitation as to whether we should go, we were encouraged by my siblings that we really should go, since there was nothing that would change over the next few days.
We drove down to the South of England last Sunday and then took the ferry across the channel on Monday. The drive through France was a nightmare having opted to avoid the Toll Autoroutes. Although somewhat tired and subdued, we did enjoy the four days we had there, perhaps a little less than had the circumstances been different.
Nevertheless, we returned home yesterday, doing the total 500 mile trip in one go, opting to pay the almost Twenty Euro toll for the considerably better journey and including a 150 minute ferry crossing in gale force winds and heavy tides. To be honest, I was fascinated by the waves crashing over the bow of the ferry and against the huge glass windows of the restaurant. I even liked the resonating boom of the waves breaking against the hull.
Rested today and tomorrow, back to real life and sorting out various things for the funeral and Mum's estate.
Life goes on...
My Mum passed just two days before hubby and I were booked to leave for Disneyland Paris. After some hesitation as to whether we should go, we were encouraged by my siblings that we really should go, since there was nothing that would change over the next few days.
We drove down to the South of England last Sunday and then took the ferry across the channel on Monday. The drive through France was a nightmare having opted to avoid the Toll Autoroutes. Although somewhat tired and subdued, we did enjoy the four days we had there, perhaps a little less than had the circumstances been different.
Nevertheless, we returned home yesterday, doing the total 500 mile trip in one go, opting to pay the almost Twenty Euro toll for the considerably better journey and including a 150 minute ferry crossing in gale force winds and heavy tides. To be honest, I was fascinated by the waves crashing over the bow of the ferry and against the huge glass windows of the restaurant. I even liked the resonating boom of the waves breaking against the hull.
Rested today and tomorrow, back to real life and sorting out various things for the funeral and Mum's estate.
Life goes on...
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Quote by Rumple_deWriter
Anna, your mother lived through some 'interesting' times and raised, at the very least, one fine daughter. Losing a parent is rough but to have her for so long is a blessing. Much sympathy to you and all who loved her.
My mum was 15 when war broke out and 21 when it ended. She lived in London in those days and, for a while she worked on Tooley Street in the very heart of that great city. For a time she also worked in a factory making parts for Lancaster Bombers. She always spoke of that time with a great fondness and of the friendships she made but never one once mentioned air raids. Either she didn't see any, which I doubt, or they were such a part of her life back then that she didn't think it worth mentioning.
She married my Father in 1949 after meeting him through her office work. He also came from London but spent most of the war in Egypt with the Royal Air Force. Sadly, he passed away suddenly, aged just 68 some 36 years ago and now they are together once again.
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Thank you all so very much for your kind words of comfort. I do celebrate the time that I was blessed to be with my Mum and that she didn't suffer at all but passed naturally at a time when she was ready.
I shall probably be away for the next week, having so much to do and think about but rest assured, you will all still be with me.
I shall probably be away for the next week, having so much to do and think about but rest assured, you will all still be with me.
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I am sad to announce that my Mum passed away tonight. She wasn't sick or in pain but, at 95, she had a good life and was loved to the very end by all that knew her. She has been slowly fading for the past three months so the sadness is eased with a little relief that she is now at peace and with her beloved husband, my dad, who was taken from us thirty-six years ago. He was only 68.
I am sure that you will understand if my presence here over the next few days is somewhat scarce but I will be back to normal when everything is settled.
I am sure that you will understand if my presence here over the next few days is somewhat scarce but I will be back to normal when everything is settled.
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I've actually enjoyed The Lord of the Rings Trilogy a lot. I've read it more than once. Now when Tolkien moved on to The Silmarillion he lost me completely. It was incredibly boring.
I agree entirely, Larry. I love Lord of the Rings and have read it many times, although not recently. The Hobbit I also enjoyed but not to the same degree. Farmer Giles of Ham is a good read too but, Silmarillion? No. I also found it very boring. In fairness, the tale was incomplete and was edited and published by his son but it reads more like a history study book rather than a tale.
