Month: September 2026
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Spring Thaw
Mar 2020 Early one morning Bobbie woke up and heard something in the kitchen. She left her bedroom and saw Trixie standing at the kitchen Island with her head in her hands. Bobbie went over and put her hand on her friend’s back. She could feel her shoulders shake; Trixie was crying. Bobbie was startled,…
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Family Motel
Wednesday Feb 19 Grand kids move into motel Greg was on a ventilator and Charlie and Eddy were keeping Trixie updated. A recommendation to wear face masks was made by public health so Bobbie downloaded a pattern for face-masks and started to sew them for her sons; cheerful, patterned ones. They wore the cloth masks…
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My Sickly Valentine
Friday Feb 14 last family dinner Around the first of February 2020 Bobbie was chatting with Eddy about some upcoming birthdays. She was about to ask him if his twin boys wanted to have a party at home or at a venue when Eddy interrupted. “Have you been watching the news?” “Yes, it sounds like…