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Old 10-10-2014, 05:37 PM   #801
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Take care, Maggie, I think of you and your new journey often. Sounds like Lily wants you to know she can help provide for the family
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Thank you, Stephanie.

I don't know that Lily would have shared that rabbit carcass with me, but then..I didn't ask.

She is certainly my protector...to a fault, I'm told.


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And, someone over the weekend, who didn't know, asked about my "we-speak", thinking I had a spouse or partner who hadn't yet showed themselves at the rally. That happens sometimes.

When I do "I-speak", it requires a very conscious effort on my part. My preference seems to be to cling to the "we", as it is what rolls most naturally off my tongue......and, I am telling myself that Lily and I are a "we"....but really it is mostly that I just don't want to let go of it.

And, it's okay. I will let go of it when I am ready.
I still do "we speak" and it's been nearly four years since I lost Pam. Not going to change, I don't think. I just tell everyone that I mean Brissy the cat and me. Sometimes that's true.

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Grieving is not a short-term process; it's not even a long-term process; it's a lifelong process. 'Having a future' now means that although your life will flow again, it will flow differently as a result of the loss. Your grief will become incorporated into your life history, become a part of your identity. And you will continue now, and forever, to redefine your relationship with your deceased loved one. Death doesn't end the relationship, it simply forges a new type of relationship - one based not on physical presence but on memory, spirit, and love.
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Thank you.....the comforting and emotionally grounding words of others.

I've started sending some of these to my daughter, who, since I've been home, I've been able to Skype with and see her face since they lost their baby.

Although she spoke very realistic words about the risks of pregnancy at 38, how much could go wrong in the first few months, etc., they were completely unprepared for the baby dying in utero and the trauma of a medically induced abortion.

They never held that baby, but had it, nonetheless, and are grieving.

Maybe Mummie going thru the loss of her spouse and best friend has prepared me some for understanding and helping her.


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When we lost our beloved Brittney Spaniel 10 years or so ago, Doug and I cried off and on for 3 days.

One of the things we came to realize was that the loss of a loved one can resurrect every loss you ever suffered, physcal or emotional, human or situational, by death or other trauma.

Those early periods are, in part, so overwhelming because the pain of other losses rise to the surface and compound the present.

Losing a pet is not the same as losing a human, but those bonds run just as deep, as any pet lover knows.


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Lily has brought a hindquarter, spinal column, little feet...and, this morning, what appears to be the hide of a rabbit.

To the back door, or inside, if I didn't see it first. That should be the last of it, unless there's another foot out there somewhere. I haven't been counting.

Everything picked clean, and the hide nothing but fur and skin.

That is one efficient little eater, that cat.

Park personnel tell us that the wild cats in their parks do very well....able to catch small animals for food, also to climb trees to get away from coyotes and other predators.

I have a new respect for cats.


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'Tis Sunday at home, which means dinner with my family.

This week, as I have been gone, at Grandma's house. I have a favorite apple crisp recipe in the oven, which I thought I would share here, as recipes always seem to be appreciated.

I cut this out of the local newspaper at least 30 years ago. It is delicious, has very little fat in it, and a yummy, sugar-cookie type, crunchy crust.

I use a deep casserole dish and double the filling recipe, which makes for much more apple than crust, which we like. I use Spenda Brown for the sugar in the filling, which cuts that a bit, and a mixture of Granny Smith, Mcintosh and Jonathon apples....whatever is at a good price.

Farm-Style Apple Crisp

6 cups sliced apples
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Mix dry ingredients together, then mix thoroughoy with apple slices. Pour into a greased baking dish. Dot with about 2 tablespoons butter, cut up.

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1 cup flour
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
Beat a large egg separately, then stir into dry mixture with fork. This will be crumbly and not stick together... just incorporate well.

Spread topping over apples and bake at 325 degrees for about 1 hour.

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Hi Maggie!!! I'll try that recipe as soon as we get home... there are apples waiting!!!we're at an Airstream Rally in Jackson, California... great group, great place... heading back to Astoria tomorrow... get there Tuesday... been totally fun here, as usual... all right, keep having fun... hugs and love to you and Lily , gail
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Hi Gail!

Glad you are having a good time.

The year Doug & I took the train from Chicago to Seattle and back, it was in October.

We rented an RV for a week and drove to the Redwoods and back.

A beautiful time of year out there.

I'm having a little apple crisp right now ....one of the privileges of adulthood.

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I am conflicted about acknowledging the monthly anniversary of Doug's death, but can't seem to keep my mind off of it.

It feels a bit unhealthy, but my thoughts will simply not stay away from what was happening 7 months ago.

His kids deal with the same thing, I know. Maybe after the first year.....

It takes as long as it takes, right?


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I am conflicted about acknowledging the monthly anniversary of Doug's death, but can't seem to keep my mind off of it.

It feels a bit unhealthy, but my thoughts will simply not stay away from what was happening 7 months ago.

His kids deal with the same thing, I know. Maybe after the first year.....

It takes as long as it takes, right?


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This sounds normal to Maggie. Part of the healing process IMO and the length of time required differs between individuals. You're a super trooper in my book.


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Thank you.

It's only 7 months. There may come a time when I won't have these mental re-runs, but right now it's hard to imagine.

Looking for something to be grateful for......the pain now is not what it was then.


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Our back yard is fenced in, and a coyote couldn't get in.....even if there were one in town, which seems highly unlikely.

There are the occasional fox seen.

I also watch her outside, so know for certain she didn't kill and eat the bunny rabbit. She does like to chase them and the squirrels, tho.

Whatever it was, it did a very thorough job.


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You'd be surprised what coyotes can do with fences and where you'll find them. We live in the Dallas/Ft. Worth metroplex and used to have a pack of them right across the street. Too many houses there now, so they've moved. A friend who used to live a few miles west of us said he heard them closer to his house than he did when he lived on a ranch. I've seen one in the parking lot at work--near DFW Airport.

Fences are no particular challenge to them either. It's over, under, around or through.

Also, they are quite vocal. You'll hear them along about dark.

Good news for you is that they usually devour their prey completely. If Lily found the leftovers of that rabbit, it's unlikely that coyotes killed it.
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Hi Maggie!!! I'll try that recipe as soon as we get home... there are apples waiting!!!we're at an Airstream Rally in Jackson, California... great group, great place... heading back to Astoria tomorrow... get there Tuesday... been totally fun here, as usual... all right, keep having fun... hugs and love to you and Lily , Gail
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