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There’s No Place Like Home
Last December, my son and I were in Cambria for the Cambria Christmas Market. We decided to drive to Morro Bay to have lunch with our friends. It was a gorgeous day on the central coast and I remember saying to my son “I should move over here for a year.” I’ve told him several…
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Widow’s Day
Ugh. Widow’s Day? Really? Do we really need another day to remind us? I know there’s not a day that goes by that I’m not reminded of what I am missing. This weekend is the big Spring Grummage Sale in my community. I figured I’d participate since I’m overwhelmed with stuff. As I started going…
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End of the year thoughts
As we draw closer to the end of the year, I look back at 2021 and count my blessings. I definitely had more good days than bad. I’m learning to let go for what is not meant for me. In January I started a new job. It has definitely been challenging but I needed something…
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The Losses After the Loss
There are a lot of losses that come with losing a spouse. You lose your best friend, your lover, your companion, your confidant, your ready made date, your traveling partner. But there were other losses that I didn’t expect. Friends, good friends actually, disappeared. Although, looking back, maybe they weren’t such good friends after all.…
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A New Normal
In my eight years as a victim advocate I used the phrase “new normal” with my victims and their families. But what does it mean? Well it means that life will never be the same again. My new life after Kevin passed away resembled nothing of my previous life with him. That’s because we had…
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Here we go…
My name is Patti and I’m almost three years into my journey as a widow. I remember the moment I first realized that I was a (gasp) widow. It was the day after my husband passed and I was changing the sheets on my son’s bed because family was flying in to stay with us.…
A Wandering Widow 