How many blog posts left?
I was going through my notes from a year or so ago and came across a reference to this post from Axxuy on the topic of longevity as measured in…
A very bad week
Life does not organize itself for our convenience or happiness. The past seven days have delivered two losses that have left my wife and I bereft.
Irene’s Mum, Celina, died on Thursday, November 28 after a brief stay in the ICU at Trail Hospital. My sister Judy passed on Tuesday, December 3 in the Agassiz Senior’s Community after a short couple of months of extreme decline from rapidly progressive dementia.
I’m trying to figure out how to deal with these events, bumbling my way through being supportive of other family members, and generally feeling quite lost and rather irrelevant.
(more…)Pippin: A Loving Tribute to Our Beloved and Quirky Feline Friend
Our sweet cat Pippin passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 20, while Irene and I were away. She died in her sleep of uncertain causes, and I miss her in ways that are difficult to describe.
I’m writing this in the hope that a few notes about Pippin will help me rationalize my feelings.
