I attended a memorial service for a family member's parent on Saturday. It was beautiful, touching, warm.

I talked to a young man, the grandson of the woman whose life was celebrated.

Top hat kind of life

I paid for the wedding reception yesterday.
I forgot how to spell such big words such as thousand.

Celebrating a new union

A week from today a daughter becomes a wife and a young man becomes a member of the family.

Eggshells and walking

Walking on eggshells is not very fun.
I have for a few months now.

The survivor

I am a newspaper reporter. I cover crime and the courts.
There is never a day that goes by that something is out of the ordinary.

We were friends

I learned on Monday of the passing of a high school classmate.
Mary-Rose passed away on June 11. She had battled health issues for years.

Show stoppers

Life is much more manageable when the drama is low.
I know we can't run away from it.