In that fog of morning sleep, I woke up thinking. Let me call mom, see what she’s up to today…Then I said to myself, mom’s not here, she’s in heaven. It’s been 8.5 months. 9 months next week. I miss you mom. Wish I could you call and ask you what’s heaven’s like and what…
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Writer, gardener, reader, scholar and fellow traveler in this journey called life sharing my thoughts and experiences.
Tea time
4 o’clock was a time for tea. It would go something like this “Mom, tukunywe chai?” “Ni saa ngapi?” “Saa kumi mom” “Basi, tumana maziwa, tupike chai.” Off someone would go, buy milk if there was none. Or just make tea. It’s tea time now. Wish mom was here to have tea. She so loved…
Seven months ago
So it’s been 7 months since we lost mom. It’s been particularly hard being here at home and not seeing mom, hearing her voice and laughter, sitting and chatting. Mom had the most hilarious stories that she’d tell over and over and just crack the hell up😅. I feel her absence acutely and miss her…
Listening to music ..again
For as long as I can remember, there was music playing. Growing up in Nairobi, many homes didn’t have TV. We listened to the radio. There were two radio stations and they played all genres of music..African, kenyan, country, reggae, pop, rock, doo wop, soul, r&b, you name it..we listened to it. I carried this…
Give thanks
Okay full disclaimer. For Thanksgiving, this post may be a bit of a downer but read it anyway. I am not sure where I came across this quote but I know I posted it a lot before mom died six months ago today. In looking back, the universe was trying to tell me something but…
Birthday shenanigans
Our birthday weekend is coming to an end, tomorrow we drive back to the city. And as we sit watching movies and just chilling, we wish we had another day to spend here, the weather has been crappy but the views have been majestic. The resort is just next to a huge store outlets mall…
Hitting the Road today
We are hitting the road today for a weekend trip to the Ozarks. We being my bff, her twin and yours truly. The three musketeers. It’s been a while since we had a trip but this year, we decided to head off to celebrate their birthday weekend. No husbands or boyfriends allowed, just a…
Authensible Musings: Piercing the mundane of everyday life 