Friday, May 8, 2020

Laura Wright, RIP

Laura passed away from cancer on April 21, 2020. She was miserable for a very long time and David was her loving caregiver for the duration.

As Laura went on hospice care her last week, family was notified. Two of Laura's sisters and a brother with his wife came just in time to have a touching sendoff with laughter, tears and songs around her sick bed. I'm sure Laura knew they were there, though mostly unresponsive. They stayed for a couple of days, then left him on his own.

Robert and I traveled there and spent a week with David. No one should have to go through something like this alone. There was no service, no finality,  no closure. But we did have a good visit. David has an amazing memory. We did some sorting and organizing and cleaning. We did a bit of yardwork, too. David gave us a tour of his property. It was a pretty low-key visit. I am so glad we went. I made most of the meals. I think David was amazed at how much Robert and I can eat.

The Las Vegas airport was like a ghost town. We wore masks in the airport and on our plane. There were Not very many people on the plane. Social distancing was practiced.

We were in Texas from Sunday to Sunday. 



Cute doggie sheets. They do love their dogs.
First position , first exercise in Yoga, David style.


Marilyn and Myron Tingey.

Comparison shot.
Robert(left)  David (right)

 Paintings and Photos adorn ALL of the walls in abundance.


Damian and Tandy sent flowers.

It was hot outside. 90 and more.

 Back porch after Robert did a cleaning job.
Long grass and trees and forest creeping up to the house. They have grown up so far as to obscure the far away views of Ft. Worth.

This just made me laugh.


Wildflowers in the pastures while on our walk down the road.




Ah, the "Autrey Glow".

Las Vegas Airport, Ethel M's.

Empty Security.

Empty curbside drop off area.

I left the bunnies at home to keep Mike company.

The painting on the bedroom wall(top left) is one that Berenice did. 

Random May Photos 2020

Flowers for Mother's Day. Yellow Roses from Damian and Tandy's family, Pink Kalanchoe from the ward and the lilacs are from the neighbor's yard and I picked them because I absolutely adore fresh lilacs!








 Wait just a minute....that is a deep hole Larry is in!! I circled his hand, and he is raising it up high over his head.
 Co-worker's shirt. He has an AMAZING collection of William Shakespeare shirts. They always make me smile. Those, and the Star Wars ones. Funny thing--he wore Shakespeare on May the Fourth.
 Work flowers.
 Some face masks. Our new normal.
Mike is modeling one. Probably the only time he has worn one this entire time of pandemic.

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Spending time with brothers

Cute sheep with black heads and necks.

The Autrey Glow.

On a walk with a dog and my brothers.

Down the road near the corner of Dave's property. He made this little seat out of a piece of an oak tree. He leveled the legs, flattened the seat.  Now you can sit down if you need a rest while walking up the hill.  We did hike all through his property. We trudged through poison ivy, found fossils, observed wild pig footings. Saw a few deer tracks.

The lighting isn't great, but the field is full of Indian paintbrush flowers.


Jake, the dog. Catahoula breed.

Big bro, little bro.


For Donna. Dead soldiers.

No, we don't always wear masks. Nor do we social distance.

Laura passed away last week on the 21st. She had cancer and fought it for almost 4 years. David was such a wonderful, caring, loving caregiver for the whole time. She loved him so much, too.! I have loved reading through all her scrapbooks. Well, a few of them, anyway. She made so many! A good record of her life, loves and travels. She had a generous and giving heart. Truly a thoughtful giver of gifts. And so fun.
A couple of her sisters made it to Texas to say goodbye, which was nice.
Robert and I braved traveling  in the time of pandemic and flew out to Texas. 

We have done a little organizing and cleaning. We'll spend a week with David. Hardly seems adequate when we will be leaving him all alone with his dog. We hope he will reach out when he needs to talk.