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PROGRAMMING NOTE from the Author and Archivist


So obviously I just stopped blogging on this platform. I'll get back to it eventually. Or not. I'm taking a break from all social media. It seemed necessary for my mental health.

The last few years have been busy and … challenging:

- 2015 Happened.
- 2016 Let's call it The Lost Year. (Obviously words failed me.)
- 2017 about broke me. Literally. Mentally.
- 2018 was ridiculous, proving 2017 was just a warm up. (Good thing I was already broken so it couldn't hurt as much.#2018TrashCanFire I thought things were going okay, but maybe not?)

- 2019 was such a blur. I know there were highlights, but then stuff happened and carried into the next year...

- And then in March#2020 really took a turn. Who can even categorize 2020? Do we dare?


I kinda want a do-over of some of the last few years. But life doesn’t work that way.


So for now, I'm hunkering down. Regrouping. Trying to stay safe and sort some stuff out.


Stay safe everyone. Stay well.

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Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Farewell to Flora: Flowers for Flora

Frumpa did a great job of taking lots of pictures. Here are some of the floral tributes to his Aunt Flora. 

left: the spray for Aunt Flora from Grumpa, Aunt Jerry, Aunt Cora and their extended families
right: the casket spray, carefully cropped for those of you who are squeamish

Sprays from Flora's family and the grandchildren

Pallbearers were Flora's grandsons
 who then placed their boutonnieres on the casket
 in tribute to their Grandma.
 Final visits to see floral blankets keeping Flora covered
while other family members: husband, father, uncle, brother, sister, aunt, and cousins 
also received tributes from ones who miss them.

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