Leaving The Door Open

Keeping it Real Storytelling

  • I Have A Tale to Tell

    I Have A Tale to Tell

    I have to share upfront that I am unabashedly piggybacking off of Vicki Atkinson’s post about the power of song and its cathartic abilities to bring us to tears in certain moments; particularly while in the car. Click here for her post. Her post got…

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  • Mom, Puzzles and a Little Peace of Mind

    Herman Wouk. Ken Follett. David Baldacci. Barack Obama. What do these authors have in common? They have all kept my elderly mother Ginny company at…

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  • Shades of Change III

    I’ve been thinking about Ginny’s future over the last week. Sometimes, she enters my thoughts as I’m fading towards sleep and sometimes she is my…

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  • Shades of Change II

    It is lunch and tour day at The Groves. While I take mom to get her hair done, Betsy and Dennis drive to two other…

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  • Shades of Change Part I

    Ginny has a friend named Lois who has been in her condo complex for 25 years. Lois knows people. She had been on the board…

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