This man made the life I live possible.  I received his obituary, clipped from the newspaper, in the mail from my mom.  It's melancholy, and I've been quietly a bit sad today.

In my junior year of high school, Ila Adhikari asked me if I wanted to carpool to the PSAT.  It was only because of her that I TOOK that test, that I knew there were ( Read more... )

I got up this morning at 6 am. (I know...don't faint. And I got up--on my own--after awaking--on my own--at 5:55 and STAYED up.)

I made kolackys from Nana's recipe. First I made a batch of gluten-free ones since Nana and all three of her kids (my FIL and Husband's aunts) are celiac. Then I made a double batch of ones with flour. In both, I ( Read more... )

As most have probably heard by now, Elisabeth Sladen has died from cancer at age 63. She leaves behind her husband Brian Miller and daughter Sadie, who is not yet 30. She was far too young. There is a memorial at DWM as well. I feel so bad for her friends and family and especially her daughter; Sadie's not yet even 30 ( Read more... )

My husband's grandmother has died, peacefully, in Hospice, of old age at 99 1/2 years. She is survived by one sister (she is preceded in death by the middle sister), three children, eight grandchildren, eleven great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild. Everyone seems to be doing all right.

( Marina Zidek 16 July 1911 to 5 March 2011, history, immigration story, and interview )

At least at The Chicago Tribune, they need to have a listed funeral home or crematorium so they can make sure that the person in an obit has actually, you know, DIED. Apparently this policy was established to close the barn door after the horses got out... Oops ( Read more... )

Am feeling much better (had a little "my house is a mess!" mis-directed meltdown in lieu apparently of regular grieving) after having talked to Husband, who's doing very well ( Read more... )

Husband just called to let me know that his mother died around 7:20 or 7:25 Central Daylight Time. He sounded subdued and like he wanted some time to grieve quietly.

On Friday, MIL asked for the morphine on her own. Yesterday she was failing quickly and Husband went over, took SIL and nieces. They got her better meds from Hospice, SIL and nieces got to see her and then went home, Husband and FIL took turns last night sitting up with her ( Read more... )

Laura Holt, Amanda King, and L&C's Lois Lane's mothers were all played by Beverly Garland, who died today at age 82. :-(

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brightknightie has posted the absolute perfect FK-War memorial post for Abby. It made me smile and cry and laugh.

In a similar vein, I suspect that folks who can't attend her memorial in San Francisco next Saturday may want to set up a virtual memorial at the same time in IRC or some sort of chat. Just an idea.

There is a memorial post at the ( Read more... )