Leaving The Door Open

Non-Fiction Stories…Follow Who You Are

  • The Spirit of a Library

    The Spirit of a Library

    Herman Wouk. Ken Follett. David Baldacci. Barack Obama. What do these authors have in common? They all kept my mother company at one time or another. Books were her passion (or at least one of them) for as long as I can remember. When I…

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  • Reaching Out One Last Time  – The Surprise Gift

    Reaching Out One Last Time – The Surprise Gift

    I remain in a funny place after returning from Ann’s service in Minneapolis. Ann was my mother Ginny’s oldest friend who had recently passed. (Here…

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  • Thank You!

    As my blog often confirms, life is complicated, funny and always full of surprises. These past few days have been no exception. As a resident…

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  • Saying Goodbye – The Story of a Friendship

    Saying Goodbye – The Story of a Friendship

    This is going to be a tough one. We’ve just heard that my mother Ginny’s best friend Ann passed away yesterday. She was 90. Ann…

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  • The Younger Side of Old

    The Younger Side of Old

    Today I visited the “Reader” section on WordPress (my blog platform) to see if I could find other blogs with interesting stories about the elderly…

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