March 21, 2020 I felt devastated yesterday. The night before, the governor of California had ordered the entire state to Stay Home. I had plans but they were all canceled. Why did this upset me so much? My plans were just the mundane busyness of my life and now they were interrupted by a health …
I put a dozen red roses in a vase and queued the song Wild Horses by Susan Boyle. Taking my mother by the hand, I slow danced with her while singing the refrain “Wild horses couldn’t drag me away . . . ” My mother’s eyes sparkled and even though she didn’t really understand what …
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