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James Smith may be dead, but his music will live on…
Early Friday morning James slipped away with the angels, daughter Adrian by his side. They were listening to music, of course, Morten Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna”. About a week ago, his dear friend Endre Balogh visited and played him several movements of Unaccompanied Bach, “Dirait-On”, and “Danny Boy” (which he always “plays to summon the Angels”). […]
Do you notice blessings when they are all around?!
Mom’s still with us, spending one more night here at the house. Got her started on the UTI medication and she should be feeling better in a day or so. She was already doing so much better than Saturday. Aside from this crummy cold that I’m fighting, this was a blessed day, one of those […]
Older people deserve to be at home, if possible
Down to my toes, I know it was meant that we personally take care of our family…when they are young and can’t take care of themselves and when they are old and can’t take care of themselves. But, now I have to see if I am a strong enough person to put into action what […]
The connection between UTI and thinking problems
Hi Everyone, Don’t underestimate the importance of a healthy urinary tract when it comes to older people having clear presence of mind. I need to find the research proof on this. But, I’ve seen it several times with Mom and people who run homes for older people seem to know about the problem. Not every […]
Uncle Paul Kleinsorge is pretty entertaining!
Aunt Ruby’s party was a long and hearty party. We started socializing about 11:00AM and I had to drag Mother/Dena away at 9:15 PM! As always, I had my guitar strapped to my back. So, all of the talent in the room couldn’t wiggle out of sharing with people who loved them. Bart, Aunt Inez’ […]
Aunt Ruby Kleinsorge-Wittman is 90 years old!!!
Dena/Mom was a real trooper for the trip over the weekend. It was a pilgrimage back to Kansas City to celebrate with my father’s sister, Ruby. She was queen for a day while everyone hugged her in awe of all the years that she has loved and supported her family, who mostly lives close by […]
Mom’s, mom’s marinated cucumber onion recipe
One thing that has come from the challenging days we’ve faced since Mom’s stroke is the ease in which I see the precious content of certain moments. This recipe was one of those little moments. Try it, you’ll LOVE it! McCoy Marinated Onions and Cucumbers A medium cucumber-sliced thin (We peeled ours) A small onion-halved […]
Listen to Caballo Viejo–rough
I haven’t written for a while. Just entirely too busy with the living to describe it, I guess. I’ve been running over to Denver, 280 miles, to record with Jim Ratts at Raven Recording, the past couple of weeks. First, it was coming too easily. Jim thought what I was doing was fine. But, I […]
Slumber Party for Dena Kleinsorge
I’m so proud of Mom this morning. It’s been almost a year since she’s been capable of staying in her own apartment and last night, she and I made the brave decision to have her try it. The LAST time she stayed the night, she was terrified of demons flying through the air and thought […]
Singin’ the blues, but worth it
There’s always a little crash in Mother’s spirits after Ilene’s visit, a little post-holiday blue, I guess. This is especially true if we don’t have some event to focus on in the future. So, Mom’s a little blue, which rubs off on me a some, I’m afraid. If you’re planning a trip, please let us […]