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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Lucky Me
There’s a lot of mourning going on these days. People I know are passing left and right. The old crowd is getting smaller. Inevitable but still distressing.
Saying Goodbye
Another life is over. Another friend is gone. And now the ripples of grief are running through the fabric of the lives he touched.
The Word
I thought, going into 2022, I was going to avoid writing this sort of thing, because I really wanted to lighten the mood this year. But talk about elephants and rooms.
An Occurrence
I bought a new red-cased LED flashlight. It was bright, and I liked it. then I lost it. I was sad.
Carry On
The house is quiet this morning. The daughter and her family pulled out yesterday at noon for home.
The Anniversary
I thought I’d have something to say on the first anniversary of my wife’s death. Turns out I’m struggling for words.
Christmas 2020
For a while last week, I thought I had a poignant Christmas essay in my sights, full of pathos. With then and now, youth and old age, family and loneliness. Then, it melted away.