by Sandy Lingo | Apr 3, 2015 |
Mom talking to her granddaughter, Allison, over Christmas Strata “I read recipes the same way I read science fiction. I get to the end and say to myself, “Well, that’s not ever going to happen.” Rita Rudner “The only thing that will make a souffle...
by Sandy Lingo | Mar 25, 2015 |
My daughter’s apartment, somewhere in Brooklyn, where a tree grows. “Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.”~ St. Jerome “I went from adolescence to senility, trying to bypass maturity.” ~Tom Lehrer “In the...
by Sandy Lingo | Mar 17, 2015 |
Tuesday, August 26, 2013. San Diego He thinks he is dying. And I have to admit, he looks like he’s dying. He’s aged a decade in the 24 hours since we left the hospital. As we walk through the San Diego Airport, searching for our gate for our flight home to...
by Sandy Lingo | Mar 10, 2015 |
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ PART I, CLICK HERE How many times that night did Grandpa pound on the door? Were my commands to “Go back to bed” real or dreamt? My fatigued body could not peel the layers of sleep and wake apart, and even now I am not sure how many chances I...
by Sandy Lingo | Mar 3, 2015 |
A Dementia Disaster “To care for those who once cared for us is one of the highest honors.” ― Tia Walker “To put it simply–our brain span should match our lifespan.” ― Meryl Comer Stuck between my feuding daughters in the hot back seat, I turned to look out the...
