Little northern flicker ... may you soar.

I will know you in the Lupin meadow.

Miika

Happy Heavenly Birthday Miika.
We miss you so much and
think of you every day.
Love you forever,
sweet beautiful gentle soul.

On the Death of the Beloved ~ John O’Donohue

Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you.

Your love was like the dawn
Brightening over our lives
Awakening beneath the dark
A further adventure of colour.

The sound of your voice
Found for us
A new music
That brightened everything.

Whatever you enfolded in your gaze
Quickened in the joy of its being;
You placed smiles like flowers
On the altar of the heart.
Your mind always sparkled
With wonder at things.

Though your days here were brief,
Your spirit was live, awake, complete.

We look towards each other no longer
From the old distance of our names;
Now you dwell inside the rhythm of breath,
As close to us as we are to ourselves.

Though we cannot see you with outward eyes,
We know our soul's gaze is upon your face,
Smiling back at us from within everything
To which we bring our best refinement.

Let us not look for you only in memory,
Where we would grow lonely without you.
You would want us to find you in presence,
Beside us when beauty brightens,
When kindness glows
And music echoes eternal tones.

When orchids brighten the earth,
Darkest winter has turned to spring;
May this dark grief flower with hope
In every heart that loves you.

May you continue to inspire us:

To enter each day with a generous heart.
To serve the call of courage and love
Until we see your beautiful face again
In that land where there is no more separation,
Where all tears will be wiped from our mind,
And where we will never lose you again.

John O’Donohue ~ On the Death of the Beloved

Kisnou

Be My Dreamer About Us

I will know you in the babble of Byrne Creek.

I wish you had the chance to know the rain and snow; fall, winter, spring.

Song for a Winter's Night ~ Gordon Lightfoot

May all dogs be loved.

I will know you in the trails we walked on.

Hammock ~ In The Middle Of This Nowhere ~ Oblivion Hyms

Dexter

Dad. You're a great-grandfather again!! Dexter Jeffrey Karl Hannan arrived today. Another wonderous little miracle. And a brother for Tegan. So proud of Rydra and grateful for Jeff. They are such wonderful parents. Wish you were here.

Snuggles and hugs and cuddles and kisses,
I will carry you in my heart forever.

Hammock

In The Middle of this Nowhere ~ Hammock

I will know you in the field we ran on.

Cleanup ... bit by bit

When	What
2025-11-28	Living room pad
2025-11-27	Upper toilet
	Lower bathroom mirror
	Lower south cupboard door
2025-11-23	Swept living room (again)
2025-11-22	Swept, vaccuumed living room
	North side of fridge
	Counter top south of oven
2025-11-21	Kitchen cupboard, west one of the three
	Bathtub

2025-11-20
Kitchen sinks
Top of oven door

2025-11-19
Kitchen window sill and blinds

2025-11-18
Microwave outsides top, front, east side
South west stove element

2025-11-17
Kitchen sink cupboard door left
Bathroom sink
Toilet upper
Toilet lower

tag: clean, scrub

Missing you Miika. So much.

Full of Life ~ Christine and the Queens

I will know you in living things everywhere.

It is the truth of the matter.