Funeral for a Wave

Elizabeth Maloney Schensted June 30, 1929 ~June 27, 2011 Liz’s son Dave came into the make-shift chapel where the Mass for Liz was going to be said.  He was carrying a folded American Flag.  The kind the funeral homes give you when your loved one was a veteran.  My father had one.  So did Mike’s [...]

First Female Post Mistress Family Myth Debunked

Well, I got caught up in the excitement of family legend and made the rookie mistake of believing something my relative told me.  DOH!  Yesterday I spent the whole day at a seminar hosted by the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society.  The first session:  Debunking family myths.   Last post I shared that my great-aunt, daughter [...]

Julie and Julia

Yesterday was Mike’s birthday.  He turned 51.  To celebrate, we drove to Portland, in the rain, checked into a hotel, ate BBQ pulled-pork sandwiches at the hotel for free, then watched Julie and Julia.   His pick.  But he was just being nice to me.  But he liked it!  And so did I.  Merryl Streep [...]

Summer Birthday Party

Today we celebrated our 7th or 8th  annual Summer Birthday Party.  Usually we’re down at Mary’s house in Tacoma, but with me housebound and recovering the women moved the party to Mercer Island. Kim, being a summer birthday girl herself, was here from LA, and along with Laura, Mary, Rachelle, Kathleen and I, we celebrated [...]

Looking for quotes

Some mornings I go quote hunting.  It’s more like mushroom hunting or herb gathering that stalking deer.    I have no clear mission, no clear target, just a sense of wanting something to help me recognize my feelings and my thoughts; to give the body and substance.   I wander cross all kinds of quotes that are [...]