UPDATE: I slept some, here and there, in the recliner, in my bed, a couple hours at a time. I am happy to say that right now, my knee...

UPDATE: I had another good night's sleep and have been less tired today. Still not as energetic as I was Monday through Friday, b...

Here's the last photo that I took of Mama and Duncan together. He left us in June, 2010, she left us in January, 2011. Gone, ye...

One of my favorite photos of my little Mama and Duncan, the darlin' dachshund. I took it July 1, 2007. We'd been in Portl...

Sometimes I get homesick for the neighborhood where Mama and I lived before she died in January, 2011. So, I drove by when I had a vacati...

I took this photo at 6:43 p.m. on June 14 2008, as I walked across the Morrison Bridge towards Southeast Portland. Look at that blue sky! ...

Merry Christmas, y'all, from Flat Chris--thanks to Chris' teacher, my friend Tonya, I now have his name correct--and Duncan, the ...

I am waiting for the bus home. I took a side trip to Pioneer Courthouse Square for a few minutes, then rode the MAX down to the Big Pink, go...

A friend gave us, Mama's family and friends, a ride on the Columbia River, so that we could sprinkle Mama and Duncan's ashes. It was...

Let me explain how I came upon this photo and decided to post it today. I started out going to my set at Flickr, Pioneer Courthouse Square. ...

You can click here to read what our friend Casey has to say about Mama, plus you can click on the two links toward the end of her post to se...

...vote at the Pepsi Refresh Project for ARF, an endearing enterprise in Brandon, Mississippi. Click here to cast one of the most important ...

For your enjoyment, the window at Knit-Purl on the corner of SW 10th and SW Alder. I took a picture of what I suspect is some of the same fe...

The various blues of the lap quilt made by Mama's Aunt Eva and adored by our Duncan, the darlin' dachshund. The powder blues of a su...

The glorious portrait of Duncan stands beside our television, near the box that holds his ashes, beside a favorite photo. The beautiful pott...

Like many have mentioned, looking back on the good memories helps us. I took this fine photo on June 3, 2007, in front of our building. Mama...

Today I made one of the hardest decisions I have ever made in my life, to say good-bye to Duncan, the darlin' dachshund, who has been a ...

LIfe is beautiful, but fragile. Much like this rose. I don't know about your life right now, but several beautiful aspects of mine feel ...

I took this photo after we'd been together for a few hours, enjoying good company and good food. The kids and Ginger were about to go wh...

Yippee!! Wow!! I'm tickled all gold and black and white!! Y'all Saints' fans know just what I'm talkin' about!!!! Today ...