by Kathy on August 7, 2021 · 0 comments
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When my mom and dad had their first child, my older sister Meg, in July 1970, my maternal grandparents offered to gift them a framed fine art print of their choice, in lieu of sending a bouquet of flowers, to celebrate the occasion of the birth of their first grandchild. My parents chose an Andrew […]
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by Kathy on July 22, 2021 · 0 comments
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As I shared in my last post, three weeks ago today (Thursday, July 1, 2020) my Dad died unexpectedly. On Saturday, July 10, 2020, we had his funeral at St. Nick’s Parish church in Evanston and laid him to rest at Memorial Park cemetery in Skokie. As the spirit moves me, I will share memories […]
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by Kathy on July 15, 2021 · 3 comments
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There is no easy way to share this news… Two weeks ago tonight, on Thursday, July 1, 2021, my beloved dad, Kevin Howard Axe, died unexpectedly. Dad was supposed to have an angiogram the next morning, in preparation for a TAVR procedure later this month, to replace a valve in his heart. He had aortic […]
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by Kathy on April 17, 2021 · 0 comments
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Happy 13th Heavenly Birthday, Molly Marie! Today you would be 13, a teenager. I’ve been struggling to write this for so many reasons. This week has felt really heavy, not to mention this month and year. It is both healthy and okay to feel everything I am feeling and it is really hard. I will […]
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by Kathy on February 24, 2021 · 0 comments
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Saturday, 3-30-96 7:00 PM Edinburgh, Scotland 1:00 PM E-Town Before telling about what an awesome time this road trip weekend in Scotland has been, I will mention a few more things about the end of of last week… When Lori & I took the tube home Wed. night we ended up having to get off […]
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by Kathy on December 31, 2020 · 1 comment
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9 years ago I participated in a year-end blog meme for the first time called Rewind 2011, with fun and interesting questions designed to get writers and readers to reflect on our lives in 2011. I did so again the following year, with my Rewind 2012. Ever since I did this writing exercise those two […]
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