Ho Ho Holy crap… why do we think too much this time of the year??

Because it’s the holidays! So much to think about, so much to feel, so much to do, so much to question ourselves about!

Well I for one, am going to do it differently this year. Maybe it’s my age or the time in my life, but I am going to do things way more low key and lower all my expectations of everything and everyone. I want to enjoy the holidays and my life moments, everyday. After all,  I am so lucky to just be here to enjoy it.

Sounds selfish? Not really. Sounds sane.

At this age, the last thing I want to do is be someone’s mother who needs to be entertained, or frankly be entertaining.

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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Holidays.

A Very Sad Good-Bye to an Amazing Dog

This past week, right in between the day of my husband’s death, June 7th, and Father’s Day, our family dog, actually David’s dog Roxy, died suddenly. They tell me it may have been a stroke or a heart attack. No one really knows. I had just walked her, thrown the ball for her, and loved her. I left the house for three hours and it was during this time that she passed. I was, and still am devastated.

As I mentioned she was David’s dog. She was a puppy when I brought her home and he was determined not to warm up to her.

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Posted by Lucinda Bassett in Grief.