Grief Archives - Nancy East

Saying Goodbye to Izzie

Sat, 23 Apr 2016 19:38:00 +0000

She was named after a restaurant in north Georgia called Isabelle’s. Mama and I drove to it from Atlanta, where I was visiting family for the weekend, to meet my friend Evalyn. Evalyn was fostering her at the time–another shelter rescue she couldn’t refuse, yet the last thing she needed was another dog to add...

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Where Do We Go From Here?

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 03:47:00 +0000

Today, with my sister’s family, our home became a construction zone of gingerbread houses. Every year I swear I’m not going to be a purist and make every house from scratch, yet every year I find myself turning down the premade kits who whisper to me from the aisles of Michaels how simple and quick they would be compared...

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Boxy Sammy and the Gift of Loss

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:12:00 +0000

Meet Boxy Sammy. He’s an Eastern Box Turtle. Last week while my atavistic son was honing his fire making skills in our driveway, he caught a glimpse of movement in our yard. He ran into the house as excited as I have ever seen him, and I was certain that he had finally created...

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Two Years

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:23:00 +0000

It still feels like she’ll come back some days, like it’s all just a bad dream that I’ll eventually wake up from. Two years today without her? How can that be? I keep thinking that surely I’m going to summit Mt. Grief and start the trek down the backside, coasting rather than struggling for breath. Unfortunately, false summits...

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Energy

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:03:00 +0000

Rain botched my planned science experiment with Aidan yesterday. A new children’s book on the concept of energy took the place of our outdoor lab time. It’s a difficult thing to teach, energy. Constantly manifesting itself in various forms, cycling in a myriad of ways, and perhaps most interesting of all, is how every living...

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