Remembrances of Karen
A story about Karen told by Emily… One of my earliest memories is going to a haunted corn maze with my mom and Karen. I think it’s partially a real memory and a created one since my mom used to tell me about this a lot. I think I was about 3? I was SUPER…
I’m holding a party in Karen’s honor on June 19, the day before her birthday. We’ll be gathering at my house around noon and have lunch. I’ll provide party trays with sandwich making stuff. You’re welcome to come on by and have lunch, without any obligation to bring anything, but you’re welcome to bring anything…
I haven’t posted recently. I have a couple dozen posts drafted, but I don’t feel that I am ready to share them publicly. But I would like to make a this new post and publish it in a timely manner. When I first met Karen she had a cat named Annabelle (Belle). Here’s a pic….
Karen and I bought a warehouse for our business in 2013. We renovated it over the fall and winter, and then moved in early January 2014. It was an exciting time for us, and the year was a fantastic one. There were only three of us that first year, but we grew rapidly. One of…
Holidays are tough times for people who are grieving, and it’s no different for me. In an attempt to “put a smile on,” I do have something to share about Karen that should be remembered about her. KAREN WANTED LIFE TO BE BEAUTIFULShe knew that life was often not, yet she always strove to make…
I have several blog posts in process, but don’t seem to be able to finish any of them. I want to tell stories about Karen, but each of the ones I’m working on don’t seem quite done yet. But I have at least part of a story I want to tell, so I’ll try to…
I promised that I’d share about the wildflower fields when they started to bloom, and they have. For a little background, I had the first couple wildflower fields planted when Karen was first diagnosed. It was one of her dreams to have wildflower fields, and due to her illness, everything was done in a bit…
As I sit here and write, I am forced to reflect on how different the world is now, than it was even a few months ago, let alone how different it is without Karen here to help weather the storms. I did not arrange for a gathering at the house this year to celebrate Karen’s…
I’ve been meaning to publish a blog post, and have about a dozen started, but it hasn’t been the right time for me to publish any of them yet. I still don’t have anything good to share this week, which started with the second anniversary of her passing, but I wanted to at least post…
I’d like to start this post by apologizing for not posting anything for a couple months. I have a half dozen posts staged for the blog, but I’ve been going through some emotional changes. Some are good, I think. One of the good things is that I have the ability to tell stories of Karen…