Rebuilding house and life after a fire
This blog is a journal about a challenging time in my life due to a house fire, my son's depression, and beginning my empty nest stage of life. The fire at my house occured exactly 6 weeks before the first entry, and reliving it through writing is both difficult and helpful.The journal has caught up to real time now, but I do look back now and then to reflect and add perspective.Archives
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Unpacking Memories (98)
Muchos libros. Carlos, the man installing my new windows, said this as he saw me trying to organize the piles and piles of unpacked books stacked haphazardly on shelves in my study. They’re not just books, I told him. They’re memories … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Personal Memoir
Tagged books, books as memories, children's books, fire, furniture, German, Jewish, Judaism, memories, moving, my life, personal memoir, Russian, soccer, Spanish
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Half empty or half full? (96)
I’m talking about my garage, of course, not a glass of water. I’m usually a ‘half full’ kind of person, but in my current situation, ‘half empty’ would be the more optimistic view. No matter how many boxes I unpack, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Moving, My Life, Personal Memoir
Tagged books, contractor, Downscaling, fire, furniture, insurance, moving, my life, personal memoir
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A room without books . . . (69)
I used to have a bookmark with a quotation by Cicero: A room without books is like a body without a soul. I must have a lot of soul, too much, really. Books are the main reason that moving is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, My Life, Personal Memoir
Tagged books, bookstores, bookworm, e-books, e-readers, libraries, moving, my life, personal memoir, reading
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After the Fire: Rebuilding house and life 