Leaving The Door Open

Keeping it Real Storytelling

The Bouncin’ Snowman Gift

We received our silly “Bouncin’ Snowman” in the mail circa 2004; a Christmas gift from my mom’s second cousin, Gwen. He stood about 15 inches tall, dressed in a red fur Santa-like jacket and green mittens and green hat. He wore a red and green…
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April 19, 2022

Looking For Long-Term Solutions for Mom

I was pretty naïve Palm Sunday when I called the nurses’ station at a skilled nursing/rehab center where my 91-year-old mom is currently staying and…
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April 5, 2022

The Will To Survive – Where Does it Come From?

About a month ago, I was browsing through Amazon Prime movie selections and one captured my attention. Simply titled Jungle it looked like an adventure/thriller…
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March 22, 2022

A Bridge Away From Home

I am participating in this month’s WordPress #WordPrompt: Bridge At age eight, I felt lucky to have my street dead end directly in front of…
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March 10, 2022

Putting On Brave Faces

It has been months since I wrote about my 91-year-old mother Ginny who resides in Memory Care (the highest level of nursing and trained staff…
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