Category: Family
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Halloween Party
She’s not reading her fortune, she’s showing off her nails My nephews, the twins, had a party. So after night fell I drove out east with my brother to crash it for a while. My clown costume, something I picked up at the grocery store for a whopping $7.50, was not, as the package read…
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Food and stuff
Awaiting caption Coleus Last minute call on Sunday revealed my mom was gonna cook up some food. My brothers were there and we had burgers, corn on the cob (which I cut off the cob), baked potatoes that seemed genetically altered and steamed broccoli. The best part? Tomatoes from the backyard. Perfectly red and heavy…
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My father’s funeral
(insert a photo that was not taken) My father’s service went, as these things go, very well. I spent the night prior staying up til 4 am printing out photos for a collage. Less a collage and more of a gridded poster. Rising with fright that I was late, I found a jacket and tie…
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Get along
Skyla the pup, my brother and nephew The day after my father died, there was some laughter between hugs and moments when one could catch myself or any of my siblings staring off into space. My nephew brought over their new pug. Death becomes distant when seeing a new life. Whether pet or child. Aside…
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Robert Glass
February 7, 1942 – August 28, 2004 In a parallel scene, I was checking my brother out of the hospital and I think he’s going to be okay for now. We almost made back to the other side of town in time. My father passed with my sister holding his hand, as he reached outward…
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The first scan
Camping, unknown date and location This is the first photo I scanned in tonight, trying to get the settings right. There are boxes upon boxes of photos, albums, envelopes… This is going to take a while and I’m kinda super thrilled about it. Digitizing family photos has been a back-of-my-mind project for a long time.…
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Moonflower
The palest ink is better than the best memory. Chinese Proverb Spent the day with my brother, the evening with my mom, and staying the night at my sisters. We’re going through old photos. Either cameras got a lot better, photos don’t age well, or a combination of the two. Regardless, there’s been a lot…
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This is something that happens
I made some horrible comment to my brother today about Dad—some careless, bitter remark, veiled in poor humor. And in some ways I wonder if I let some opinion escape. Dad’s not strong anymore. Perhaps I’m refusing to accept that he needs continuous care, just as he refuses to ask for it. Always, with our…
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Volumes
On the way home from my sister’s Driving to the hospital, the crops are doing real good all around it appears. This summer has had some favorable weather and plenty of rain out here in southwestern Ohio. I took my Dad over for a shot of some sort. Something to bring up his white blood…
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Father’s Day
Out the kitchen window All my brothers and sister got together today to grill out and plant a garden (albeit late in the season) for our dad. I was slow getting there, lugging all my laundry for freshening. The weather couldn’t have been better and even Dad came outside to sit under the shade for…