Jeez Louise

 LOSS There is something wonderful  Almost delightful About snuggling in a cozy flannel bed,  On a cold, drizzly winter morn After the loss  of one you love most                               Jeez Louise! 

 So, my dear dad died on January 16, after nearly 100 years with us!  What a man.  What a life.  Intelligent, curious, always willing to embrace the new technology always trying to solve in a creative way any problem that came before him.  An amazing human being!  Zero zilch memory loss.  In fact, I believe his memory was better than mine!!!!  So, here’s a tribute to him:  https://flahifffuneralchapel.com/tribute/details/327998/Edward-Chadez/obituary.html Dad and I, road trip at age 99!  How blessed am I?       New Years Eve,  end of 2023, end of an era! Eileen flew in from Barcelona to spend some last meaningful days with her grandpa! Dad and mom, photo I took which won 2nd place in photography contest at Washington State, WAZZU! And dad as a young sprout!  Reading a book,”Healing the heart of Democracy” by Parker Palmer.  He talks about his wife editing his work  and she asks 3 questions:  “Is it worth saying?  Is I’d said clearly? Is it said beautifully?” (Pg 196)/ I’d say a good st