Fleeing the Flames, chasing Donna’s Dreams

I have done more than inherit Mom’s preferences,  she raised me with her habits. As a career teacher, she loved the outdoors of BC and elsewhere to a degree that getting into the woods was probably the single greatest benefit of being a teacher who had her summers off. I grew up knowing that at… Continue reading Fleeing the Flames, chasing Donna’s Dreams

Mom and her billy kid

Last week seemed designed to test this home a little– and the end result saw a lost camera that I had for several years, causing me to wonder how to record the best things Donna and I get up to. I am still a hold out against smart phones and as such have no camera… Continue reading Mom and her billy kid

April 6, 2015: Pep talk to myself about our respective roles

In the transition to being “fully in charge” of my mother, one major advantage we have over many children tying to help struggling parents is that we have been dealing with cerebral issues and my intervention in Mom’s personal space as a matter of necessity since 2005. The adjustment was more problematic when I was… Continue reading April 6, 2015: Pep talk to myself about our respective roles