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There is a lot to discuss here. I haven’t written since I posted about my mother’s death, being otherwise preoccupied, but there is more to say. I should write about her last night, but I’m not sure this is the space for it - my family reads this, and it was a hard night for [...]

FRIDAY July 21st
Lake Arrowhead Resort, 7pm
Located in Lake Arrowhead Village.
SATURDAY July 22nd
Mtn Calvary Lutheran Church, 2pm
Located behind Rim High School
Obituary:
ANNETTE PRIVETT of Crestline, CA, died Friday, July 14th after a long and brave fight against pancreatic cancer. Beloved daughter of Barbara Carpenter and Albert Nuijens, cherished sister of Michelle Tustison, Tammie and Jim Wharton, Kenny [...]

My mother, Annette Frances Carpenter Privett, died this morning at 4:45am with her family at her side. She was not alone, and she is not in pain any longer.
My aunt Tammie has been managing most of the arrangements. I went to sleep at six am, was briefly roused when the mortuary arrived, then went [...]

Today, Mom did not wake up.
She is sleeping right now. She’s been sleeping later and later each day, waking around eleven or noon, then having one of her brothers carry her out to the deck for a few hours of book reading and bird feeding and enjoying the fresh air.
Today, when she hadn’t roused [...]

Just wanted to write a tidbit here to let you all know I’m keeping a blog of renovations to the cabin here in the mountains. First project is the Studio, located in what is currently the Shed. The blog is over at Utopian Illusions and I’m working on filling it with inspiratin and a record [...]

I posted, below, a draft I began a few weeks ago. When I re-read it this morning, I realized it was more complete than I had thought. Since I wrote it, Mom has been catheterized and is bedbound. She can still manage an hour or two on the deck feeding the scrub jay, smoking cigarettes, [...]

I didn’t intend to write an entry today. It’s been nearly a month since the last one, and I haven’t let myself have enough time to do the kind of ruminating that usually leads to an entry. Some notable events have occurred - I was accepted into the grad program I applied for, and if [...]