I want to reclaim who I am. ~Elizabeth Edwards A Wandering Widow Post When Dan first died, my hospice chaplain gave me some advice that took awhile for me to understand. He told me that avoiding the places that were important to WE, made Dan disappear. Jay gently suggested … [Read more...] about We to Me: Reclaiming My Favorite Places (A Week on the Oregon Coast)
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4 Days in San Diego (Home Sweet Old Home)
A Wandering Widow Post “Coming back is the thing that enables you to see how all the dots in your life are connected, how one decision leads you to another, how one twist of fate, good or bad, brings you to a door that later takes you to another door, which aided by several … [Read more...] about 4 Days in San Diego (Home Sweet Old Home)
I Left My Heart in San Francisco
A Wandering Widow Post “Never stop wandering into wonder.” Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem After a six week break in Idaho, I was antsy to get back on the road. A short hop over to San Francisco for a few days was just what the travel … [Read more...] about I Left My Heart in San Francisco
The Wandering Widow Finds a Family
I don't care about whose DNA has recombined with whose. When everything goes to hell, the people who stand by you without flinching--they are your family. Jim Butcher, Proven Guilty A Wondering Widow Post Those of you who have been following along for a while know … [Read more...] about The Wandering Widow Finds a Family
The Wandering Widow’s Top 10 European Cities
A Wandering Widow Post You know how parents aren't supposed to have a favorite kid? That's how I feel everytime someone asks me to rank the places I've visited. I've loved them all for different reasons, and most of them have ended up on my "come back and visit again" … [Read more...] about The Wandering Widow’s Top 10 European Cities
A Ridealong with the Caldwell Police Department
Bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? A Wandering Widow Post Back when we were both healthy and dreaming of the future, Dan and I took the time to write out our bucket lists. We taped them up so we could always be reminded of … [Read more...] about A Ridealong with the Caldwell Police Department