marveltime

[marielagrave]

this weekend we are taking a trip to harborsprings, our very tribal homeland. we are going to place my mother's ashes in little traverse bay on mothers day, which is what she asked for. it will be nice to be with all my sisters and their children and for nitaawe to see the ancestral lands of birch and hills. indeed, i would rather stay in lansing for the rest of my days and have my mom around to send me a card and call and to take her out and hear her voice, but, one must try to retain the joys she brought, in as living a manner as possible. she was born in a log cabin in the woods there. her presence will be circling us. we will do our best to feel that fullness.

flowers everywhere! aren't we all so lucky that the air still manages to smell so lovely at times?