by Francie | Nov 9, 2014 | Holiday, my dad
It’s been two-and-half years since my dad passed away. My friend warned me, mourning the loss of a parent is like a vortex. You are spinning around in life, feeling fine. Then suddenly you are sucked in to the sorrow and spit back out. You don’t know when it’s going...
by Francie | Dec 22, 2013 | Family, Holiday, my dad
After my dad passed away in 2012, I adopted his living room furniture. My siblings stared at me off-and-on after my decision to keep a couch, three chairs, a table and console stereo. “I just want to know where you are going to put it,” says practical sister. “You...
by Francie | Nov 26, 2013 | Family, Food, Holiday, my dad
Every Thanksgiving is a little different at our house. Since living in California, away from parents and siblings, we sometimes eat with a lot of people and sometimes eat with just a few. Sometimes we host and sometimes we are guests. Sometimes we are with visiting...
