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Category Archives: Memory
Midnight
Defense from Atomic Attack, Look MagazineJohn Vachon (Public Domain) When I was 10 years old, I was trained to “duck and cover.” It was the Cold War era and every year the United States and the Soviet Union would test … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, History, Memory, Politics, Russia, Ukraine, United States, Vladimir Putin
Tagged Cold War, Democracy, Doomsday Clock, Eastern Europe, NATO, Nuclear Power, Nulear Weapon, Proxy War, Soviet Union, War, Western Europe
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Remembering
On November 17th Becky would have been 72. But breast cancer claimed her on June 9th, 2012, less than a week before our 36th anniversary. The significance of that fact was lost on me for years. June 9th left me … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Beauty, In Memoriam, Memory, Relationships
Tagged Claude Monet, Death, Empathy, Giverny, Grief, photo, portrait, Regret, Remembering
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Penny’s Rose
I thought I’d start the week by sharing a gift from a friend. She’s a master gardener living in the mountains east of San Diego. Periodically she sends me photos of her ever spreading Empire of the Plants. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Country Western, Memory, Music, Nature, Relationships, Thunderstorm, Weather
Tagged Country Western, Dew, Ghost Riders InThe Sky, Grandmother, Hail, Lightning, Marty Robbins, Memory, Thunder
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