No Vodka for Old Women

Portland is an odd place.  For a lot of reasons.  Yes I have seen the many “Keep Portland Weird” bumperstickers, and I do enjoy a bit of the weirdness myself.  But there is one thing that both Klaus and I could never understand.  And that is the OLCC vice grip on any alcohol other than…

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Fortune Cookie Wisdom

It has now been one month since Klaus left us.  A month that some days feels like hours, and other days feels like years.  And in our darkest times, we also had to move from our big house to a small space.  I could never have imagined that our lives would change so drastically –…

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Paging Doctor Bogart

Today mama had to go to the doctor’s office to have some blood taken for a test.  I decided she shouldn’t do this alone, she needed someone to come with her and hold her hand.  She doesn’t really like needles (nor do I), and since she has always held my paw whenever I’ve had to…

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Bestest Gift Ever

To everyone who contributed toward this, I simply cannot thank you enough.  When it arrived I was puzzled – I wasn’t expecting a package – and Bogart almost scared off the UPS man with his mighty bark.  And then I opened it… It is an incredible work – Ami, you are a GENIUS – and…

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What a Week it Was

The week has gone by so fast, tomorrow is one week since my big move.  I have visited our old house every day in order to clean it out, and so Bogart could have his runs in the old backyard.  It’s a really odd thing to drive out there every day, to the house that…

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The Eagle Has Landed

The last day of my daily walkie on Powell Butte.  One of dad’s favorite places in Portland, and where he and I walked every single day since we moved here.  So sort of a Klaus Memorial Walkie as mama and I talked a lot about dad and how much we missed him. I left a…

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Ground Control to Major Tom

Yes, we are all still alive… thanks to all who have been checking in on us.  The work of finding a place to live and then actually going through all of our 13 years worth of things has been incredibly draining.  Even Bogart does not insist on walking outside for things other than are absolutely…

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A Wednesday Blowout

Wednesday, you ask?  Surely you jest… it’s Friday the 13th after all… Well, no. I’ve decided that I am always approximately 2 days behind – not just in blogging, but in everything.  That appears to be the amount of time I have lost in the last week or so either through sleeping or crying.  Not…

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Surreal For Real

I picked up Klaus’ remains on Monday afternoon. I have only now been able to write about it.  Until that moment I felt that Klaus could still pop up on the table, could still somehow still be around.  Even though I know that wasn’t possible, it was still possible.  Now that he has been cremated…

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The Kindness of Strangers

“Strangers” has never seemed like such a foreign concept as it has these past few weeks.  The way that my mailbox, emailbox, and front door are overflowing is really overwhelming with wishes from hundreds of people that I “technically” do not know and who “technically” do not know me.  One of these days I promise…

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