A Living, Breathing Heirloom

By Debra DuPreeWilliams @DDuPreeWilliams

About a year ago, I had the sudden and startling realization that a treasured family heirloom, my great grandfather's watch, had inadvertently been discarded. I won’t go into particulars about how this happened as that is not relevant to the story. Suffice it to say, it is no longer with us, but by now, one-hundred-fifty-seven years after his death, I doubt that his watch would still be ticking.

The pain of the loss of such a treasure was so great that I couldn’t bring myself to even think about it. I hadn’t even shared this information with my husband . . . until today. 

A Moving Experience

by Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams

Well, we made the move from Florida to North Carolina without incidence. A very good thing. We are very tired. It’s a long trip for anyone, but when one gets to a certain age, those long trips become more and more difficult to manage.

Sciatica is my biggest culprit. It causes us to have to stop every couple of hours, to get out, and walk around for a few minutes. I guess it could be worse.

 Unpacking-Head in a Box

We’ve spent the past week unpacking boxes and finding a place for all the things we brought from Florida. Yes, we had two homes, but we didn’t bring everything from Florida. Our furniture will be either sold with our home or sold separately should the buyers not want it.