The Caregiver’s Tales
Tiny essays on life, nature, grief and other things that catch my fancy in the Texas Hill Country. Here’s how it all got started.
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![Genealogy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8e6edff5f6915501989f00/264d8e55-cf72-48c7-99b4-77d2c653dff4/231103+Genealogy.jpeg)
Genealogy
Got a text from a cousin yesterday enquiring as to the names of the parents of one of our great grandparents. I knew them. Almost off the top of my head. Peculiar bit of information to have.
![Showers](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8e6edff5f6915501989f00/0fe92c60-36f4-40bb-b3b4-de164b02d107/220613+Showers.jpeg)
Showers
Grandpa’s big weekend with the grandson is over. Grandpa is feeling a little let down. Like, what do I do today? Things, of course. But not really fun things.
Thinking of You
I was lucky as a young parent. Our first house was built by my father-in-law, the second husband of my late wife’s mother. They then built a house about seven houses down and around the corner, because that’s what developers do.
![Childlike](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f8e6edff5f6915501989f00/4ccb0947-1ebb-4725-803f-8b82b8c80e9f/211112+Childlike.jpeg)
Childlike
It’s amazing how much energy is bundled up in the body of a child.