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#shittythingspeopledothatmakemenotlikepeople

November 29, 2017by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

I suck at titles, so a new hashtag will do. Many years ago (7.25), after my mom died and I was flush with inherited cash perfect for spending to fill […]

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Benny is in denial

November 26, 2016by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

Benny is a very jealous boy. I picked up this tiny, pitiful creature last week. He was wandering around, crawling with fleas and covered in scabs, fur all gone from the […]

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Grief

Later stages of grieving: Wait, What?

June 22, 2015by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

I’m a little rusty, but it’s time to get back to writing. This morning I realized that I’m making a lot of decisions these days that my mama would not […]

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Flashing back

April 22, 2015by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

Before I had this fancy blog, I had a little blog called Sun Comes Up and We Start Again. Enrique was just mentioning it the other day.  I thought I […]

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Grief

Making meaning out of NOISE

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Looking back through some of the posts here yesterday, I was struck with a curious sort of awareness that this blog has not really turned out to be about what […]

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Thank God, Benny is still barking

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Some day this house will feel way too quiet. In some ways, it already does. Today, I am trying to appreciate and even relish the hysterical loud barking. My Sophie girl […]

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Grief

Still learning from Benny’s barking

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Benny’s barking still has the power to shatter my sense of stability… when that sense is particularly shaky! One of Benny’s favorite times to bark is when I’m on the […]

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Grief, Recovery

Anticipatory grief

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I guess what I should really be writing about here is how I’m feeling about my 18-year-old kitty, Sophie. I started worrying about her death right after Mama died. I […]

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Grief

Love multiplies

November 21, 2014by Lesley Ramsey Leave a comment

Against the advice of most grief and pet experts, I adopted a new kitty. His name is Xander. I fell for him after I saw a picture of him that […]

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Recovery

Grief and the fullness of living

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I’ve been thinking about an article a friend sent me from Elephant Journal about the importance of sadness in everyday life. The idea that one could, and indeed should, feel […]

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