📿🕊️Prayers of sympathy and peace as you grieve the loss of your dear friend. As always, your post was engaging as you addressed many issues that are resonant and familiar in my own life. Thank you for sharing with such candor and vulnerability- your admirable strength, courage resilience are obvious and inspiring!
Sorry about your friend and I hope that little dog found the right home. I've been getting the scam messages for authors too. I've gotten fast with the block button.
A wonderful piece Sue, thank you. And sending you love and thanks for your friend. It's made me pick up the phone to some of the older people I have dropped off seeing, even though I too am a phone phobic, it's something I'm trying to change as I enter my crone-in-training years. 🙏 Much love and best wishes. Juzza, Crone Club. xxx
I’m so glad you’re here. Yours is the only stack I come in here to read these days. I’m sorry you lost your friend - that’s hard. My lovely friend Rita was 35 years older than me and was my neighbour to start with. Without fail, anytime I visited (daily, towards the end), no matter what she was doing, she would say “hello pet, are you coming in?” That’s the one thing I want to take from my friendship with her, to be that welcoming to the people I love, so they know they’re always welcome in my home and in my life.
Sorry for the loss of your friend - I hope you have support as you grieve. I understand what you mean about phone calls. Mobile phones were made for people like us. We can still make the initial contact, but do it by text so it's not as intrusive.
"This year’s Mass was excruciating with all of its glorification of motherhood"
I'm so sorry you have to deal with that at your church on mother's day. It is possible for churches to handle it better, mine in England has certainly got more sensitive and inclusive in this and other things.
Still a hurdle to get over each year for me, though ..
Thanks for this piece Sue. Sorry that such a good friend is no longer here for you to spend time together.
I had a great friend who sadly died suddenly, alone, of an aneurysm. We lived in adjoining suburbs and would feed eachothers cats if necessary, share regular impromptu meals and so on. After we both retired and I moved 200km away to my rural property, we both discovered the same thing - most days there wasn't anyone who knew what you might have achieved that day. So in addition to regular phone calls, we started sending each other pictures of things we'd done. A new meal I'd made or a garden bed I'd prepared and planted up. Pictures from her of her glorious roses and otherwise beautiful garden. Photos accompanied by just a short note like "finally finished this job today" or "thought of you while pruning roses". It was a wonderful way of staying in touch and having someone to share an small achievement with. I still grieve her loss after nearly 10 years.
Sorry for the long comment Sue. What you wrote just brought it all to mind. I'm sure everyone will enjoy your singing at your friend's funeral. 💐
📿🕊️Prayers of sympathy and peace as you grieve the loss of your dear friend. As always, your post was engaging as you addressed many issues that are resonant and familiar in my own life. Thank you for sharing with such candor and vulnerability- your admirable strength, courage resilience are obvious and inspiring!
Sorry about your friend and I hope that little dog found the right home. I've been getting the scam messages for authors too. I've gotten fast with the block button.
So sorry for your loss, Sue.
A wonderful piece Sue, thank you. And sending you love and thanks for your friend. It's made me pick up the phone to some of the older people I have dropped off seeing, even though I too am a phone phobic, it's something I'm trying to change as I enter my crone-in-training years. 🙏 Much love and best wishes. Juzza, Crone Club. xxx
I’m so glad you’re here. Yours is the only stack I come in here to read these days. I’m sorry you lost your friend - that’s hard. My lovely friend Rita was 35 years older than me and was my neighbour to start with. Without fail, anytime I visited (daily, towards the end), no matter what she was doing, she would say “hello pet, are you coming in?” That’s the one thing I want to take from my friendship with her, to be that welcoming to the people I love, so they know they’re always welcome in my home and in my life.
Sorry for the loss of your friend - I hope you have support as you grieve. I understand what you mean about phone calls. Mobile phones were made for people like us. We can still make the initial contact, but do it by text so it's not as intrusive.
"This year’s Mass was excruciating with all of its glorification of motherhood"
I'm so sorry you have to deal with that at your church on mother's day. It is possible for churches to handle it better, mine in England has certainly got more sensitive and inclusive in this and other things.
Still a hurdle to get over each year for me, though ..
Thanks for this piece Sue. Sorry that such a good friend is no longer here for you to spend time together.
I had a great friend who sadly died suddenly, alone, of an aneurysm. We lived in adjoining suburbs and would feed eachothers cats if necessary, share regular impromptu meals and so on. After we both retired and I moved 200km away to my rural property, we both discovered the same thing - most days there wasn't anyone who knew what you might have achieved that day. So in addition to regular phone calls, we started sending each other pictures of things we'd done. A new meal I'd made or a garden bed I'd prepared and planted up. Pictures from her of her glorious roses and otherwise beautiful garden. Photos accompanied by just a short note like "finally finished this job today" or "thought of you while pruning roses". It was a wonderful way of staying in touch and having someone to share an small achievement with. I still grieve her loss after nearly 10 years.
Sorry for the long comment Sue. What you wrote just brought it all to mind. I'm sure everyone will enjoy your singing at your friend's funeral. 💐
Thank you, Glenda. I like the idea of sending pictures of what we've done with our days. Your comment is not too long at all.
Thanks.