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--Home to the Caregiver's Tales (A Blog), published daily.
--Our first book, The Long Goodbye; A Caregiver's Tale, celebrates the life of Pharaby Wilson as she dealt with her frontotemporal dementia.

As If: I wrestle with some of my darker thoughts.
04/06/2026

As If: I wrestle with some of my darker thoughts.

I’ve spent several days in the last week talking about truth spurred by a documentary on Thoreau and his search for truth. Then I spent this weekend confronting my own truth. I’m dying, not in a specific way such as a horrific diagnosis, just in the general way that everyone dies. Time is runnin...

Watching Waiting: Planting. Waiting. Watching.
04/04/2026

Watching Waiting: Planting. Waiting. Watching.

I bought nine plants yesterday. Four marigolds, three Spanish lavenders, and two prostrate rosemary’s. I planted them in groups because I think it will help them thrive to have a companion of the same species close at hand. After all, they grew up that way. I did the same last year with mealy sage...

The Truth, Part 3: The truth is a useful disguise.
04/03/2026

The Truth, Part 3: The truth is a useful disguise.

The odd thing about the truth is that any claimant can wear its name and once clothed it becomes indistinguishable from the real thing. And we are so in love with the idea of truth that we will die to protect it or kill. So, we’ve done a lot of horrible things to one another and had things done to...

The Truth, Part 2: It's hard to believe there's so much to think about in a simple word.
04/02/2026

The Truth, Part 2: It's hard to believe there's so much to think about in a simple word.

I’m still on the truth. Partly because it’s interesting, and partly because it’s so elusive. It’s all wrapped up in the verb to be, the usefulness of which I came to doubt in a Victorian literature class when the instructor started talking about Modern Painters, Aristotle, and Plato. I was r...

The Truth: Finding the truth isn't always as rewarding as it might seem.
04/01/2026

The Truth: Finding the truth isn't always as rewarding as it might seem.

I saw a promotion for a documentary on Thoreau yesterday, and during the promotion his search for truth was mentioned. It seems a common goal for writers, they’re always looking for the truth. Lots of people already claim to know the truth, just take a quick gander at all the worlds religions, or ...

Trade Offs: I find there are things I've grown to accept.
03/31/2026

Trade Offs: I find there are things I've grown to accept.

Every morning I go out to see what the clouds and the sun are up to. I stand on the end of the south porch and look east. Today’s show was particularly nice. Thin clouds spread across the sky reflecting the coming of the sun in various shades of pink, gold and lavender. The morning air was cool, w...

Making Music: We gathered to listen and to sing.
03/30/2026

Making Music: We gathered to listen and to sing.

And today we’re off in search of words, because yesterday was a day of rest. Although, I did go hear two friends play and sing in the company of many other friends. Wine and chocolate were involved as well, which combined with the cool weather made for a lovely day. The singing friends were Tina M...

Home Work: I'm doing an exercise to help me feel useful.
03/29/2026

Home Work: I'm doing an exercise to help me feel useful.

It’s interesting work refurbishing rooms well lived in. The rooms in question were occupied by my son, who now has a place of his own, after many years of helping me during his mom’s illness and after her passing. I’ve already painted one room, and I’m now working on the bathroom where water...

Flower Memories: I'm doing all I can to keep hope alive.
03/27/2026

Flower Memories: I'm doing all I can to keep hope alive.

Ah, the flowers I have known. Their memories dance in the garden of my mind. Azaleas in front of our second home in Pasadena. A lush, full coral vine in the backyard. Antique roses flanking the drive in Alvin. Johnny Jump Ups by the front porch. The Gulf Muhly we planted upon our arrival at our curr

Wildflowers: I get a flower visitor, and it was a nice surprise.
03/26/2026

Wildflowers: I get a flower visitor, and it was a nice surprise.

Over the winter I spread wildflower seeds in my wildflower garden, basically it’s a patch of untended ground given over to what most would consider weeds. The first bloom to appear after the Bluebonnets was a California Poppy. It was a nice surprise. I hope more show up, and I may order some seeds...

Decision Tree: Random thoughts while I wait for news.
03/25/2026

Decision Tree: Random thoughts while I wait for news.

Had my innards scrutinized again yesterday. The annual celebration of my abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. It was me, two techs, iodine, and a CT machine. The process took about 30 minutes. It was a lot easier than last year when it took two days, because machines were down. Doctors will look at the

Cut Flowers: I bring a little color into the kitchen.
03/23/2026

Cut Flowers: I bring a little color into the kitchen.

I bought some cut flowers the other day. Carnations. White and red. Friends were coming over, and I wanted a little color in the kitchen. The flowers have done well. They still look fresh. I think I’m going to make a habit of this. Flowers outside. Flowers inside. They were less than $5 a bundle. ...

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