Friday, May 10, 2024
Five years of daily phone calls revealed a lot about our lives: past, present, regrets, plans and dreams. You adjusted quite well living in the historic district of Rockaway Borough, you even enjoyed hearing the train whistle as it passed in the morning. You recalled the fun times at “the house” with your beloved pets, especially your dog Harbo. You retold the content of every movie you watched re actors and country setting. Hence, our grandiose plans to visit Barcelona and Slovenia. Reality set in after the pandemic. Now you, Judi and I frequented local restaurants, street fairs, church bazaars, farmer markets as well as events at Lake Telemark. As you so often stated: hey, we outlived the pandemic, we survived the earthquake, might as well enjoy this time. During the last two weeks your phone calls became less frequent, you seemed more quiet. Not even trips to Shop Rite enticed you. We enjoyed one last cup of strong coffee together just days before your final call. Many times I took these calls for granted. Now, now I deeply miss our conversations.
