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Weekend Notes 3.18/19.23

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 16:02:53 +0000

Hubby and I just got back from 2 weeks in Albuquerque (almost home!) caring for a dear longtime friend pre, during and post TAVR (heart valve replacement surgery). Originally on-call to help with the household, that same household* got struck down with RSV and then COVID so details of how we were to help changed […]

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ToDoTuesdayFive

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:20:40 +0000

It’s been three weeks since my last ToDoTuesday post. Here’s the latest. (A Reminder of) My goals for the week of September 24th through October 1th: Add sequin detail to PF eye √ done, sign/sew quilt label √ done Work on post about music score edit process in progress Get ready for out-of-town trip! √ done […]

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longest night, Reflections during

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 02:09:58 +0000

Winter Solstice: a day with the least amount of sunshine potential; the shortest day and longest night; a time of reversals. To me, the Winter Solstice feels more like the ending of the past year with the dawning of the true ‘new year.’ An organic New Year’s Eve, so to speak. What better time to […]

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Shout Out: "Just a Rose" by Colin Chappell

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 12:27:12 +0000

When I first heard this poem, my mind immediately flashed on a photo I took during my Summer of Dad – that of a lone rose thriving in the midst of Ma & Dad’s overgrown and neglected garden. “…for my blooms have served a purpose…” From Just Thinking a collection of “little writings which […]

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Sharing a Double Grief

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 04:01:20 +0000

The day after my cousins and Aunt Dolores returned to Chicago from Dad’s funeral* in Colorado, my Aunt Betty fell, broke her arm and entered into hospice care within the week. Unlike Dad, she and his other sibs were/are lifelong Cubs fans. And I confess I caught the cub-bug from them back in the day! […]

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Summer of Dad

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 20 Sep 2016 21:29:02 +0000

Technically, summer as a season is defined as being from June 1st through August 31st. Or in holiday terms, Memorial Day kicks off the start of summer while Labor Day marks the end of those carefree days. I decided to define this summer as beginning April 22nd when Dad went into hospice care, and ending […]

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UKE to the rescue

laura bruno lilly — Thu, 25 Aug 2016 23:16:13 +0000

This coming Saturday morning, I leave for my third and quite possibly, last, scheduled trip to Colorado to visit with Dad (note-operative word here is scheduled). With it comes the usual deliberation on what to pack; most of which is rote routine. But those few variable items that require more thought on just how to […]

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ShoutOut: Hospice is a Godsend

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 20:15:19 +0000

note: click here for hospice information I’m gearing up for another trip out to visit Dad. I’m officially on a ‘four weeks here and two weeks there’ schedule that is subject to change as Dad’s situation escalates; these next two weeks I’ll be ‘there’. Dad’s steadily declining, but in a good way…not a panic stricken, […]

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My Son – The Sharp Dressed Man

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 01:00:19 +0000

please, enjoy the music while you read the following, I promise it is related to the main thrust of this blog post…and since there are several guitar solos, well, you don’t really need to watch the lyrics up on the screen Okay, so I’ve been starting and stopping in the writing of several blog posts. […]

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Collaged Times with Dad

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 11:14:07 +0000

I thought perhaps a little photo collage of my time spent with Dad would be kind of refreshing for anyone interested. Usually I send off a few select photos to those on my ‘little list’, this time I’m sharing them with all of you – on my ‘little list’ and in the blog-o-sphere! So, to […]

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