Death
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The death of HDT
Thoreau’s last words were, “Now comes good sailing.” And then two lose words “moose” and “Indian” Continue reading
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Casco Bay, Maggie, and a Winter Storm.
“It is easy to forget that in the main we die only seven times more slowly than our dogs.” ~ Jim Harrison, The Road Home I’ve written of the Harrison quote before. I haunts me. I am a dog person. That is only part of it. I am also acutely aware of, dare I say?,… Continue reading
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Didion’s book
Joan Didion’s The Year of Magical Thinking is, I suspect, a milestone in the literature of grief. Not being familiar with the literature I assume it must be so; for hardly can I image a more braided, tangled, yet orderly assembly of emotions and observations. Delivered by a masterful voice that is always careful and… Continue reading
...the house I live in... 