Thoughts and meditations.....

'"He who has gone,

so we but cherish his memory,

abides with us, more potent, nay more present

than the living man.'"

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living."

Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)

I have been thinking a lot lately, - about life,

about the glorious living of it,

about life after,

and about how long this life is perpetuated by those of us 

who remember, and those of us

who care enough to preserve....'

A small excerpt from a long ago post inspired 

by what would have been my father's 110th birthday,

and the thoughts of preserving and passing on

the memories I have of him, --

and of all those dear ones who have 

gone on ahead of us....

And yet again I have been inspired to write of these

cherished ones by passing on some of my memories

of my father in conversation

with my youngest son who is visiting

from the Chilcotin.

As I grow more ancient I am sometimes anxiously aware

of this need to "pass along"

and I make a conscious effort to

tell stories, bring memories alive,

and label the great treasure of snapshots

we have accumulated over the years.

(Sometimes I wonder if I am a terrible bore - more of Grandma's

stories.  I'm sure I have heard that one before about lassoing

the gophers on the prairies....

sigh.....but I  persist and know that

someday they will be appreciated!!  I do

try to remember just who I have told this

story to before -- it helps when I see their

eyes glaze over!!!!!!)

I suppose that as long as I live here with

the cat and the dog for company

I will continue to talk to them

and sometimes to the dear one I

shared wedded bliss with....

He doesn't answer, but I know what

he would be thinking after

such a long and wonderful association.

Another October

and so far the sun has been shining

and the leaves have been donning

their autumn finery

I am looking forward to a drive in the hills!

Life is good...