Days Go By

Three months. 
That’s how long we’ve been denizens of Patty’s Place. (Plus one day!) A quarter of a year. The time goes by so swiftly – I woke a few days ago with the morbid thought that someday we’ll all be old and gray, sitting around a porch in our rocking chairs, holding bright-eyed grandchildren spellbound [...]

Waiting for Patrick

I write this sitting curled up cross-legged in a patch of sunshine. Rissa is in a similar patch just across the room – we’re currently the only two at home. Life is good here, despite the odd worry that crops up once in a while.
Bex has taken to smirking at me when I stumble bleary-eyed [...]

Today marks the two-week anniversary of Rissa and my residence at Patty’s Place, and we celebrate by keeping Grace company and watching Wives and Daughters while devouring freshly-baked scones. Grace is swathed to within an inch of her life in blankets and pillows – she’s come down with something awful and has spent the last [...]