Clematis
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Hello - I just wonder how the two of you are doing. I just saw that Maui Pasta Scottsdale has permanently closed, and I felt sad, although I don't know what happened. I have fond memories of both of you, especially after meeting at the art show in Scottsdale. Just wanted to reach out and touch base...
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Hi Laura,
Yes it is a sad thing but we tried our best. The Covid thing hit us to badly to recover and the stress of running a restaurant is just too much. Patty is now helping with book keeping and doing her artwork again which what she loves. As I am now 74 it is time to quit flying so I sold my airplane which is another bit of sadness but life goes on.
Hope you are well and still creating art.
Steve
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My community orchestra played a concert tonight and we played Roses From the South, a waltz by Strauss, as a tribute to my dad. It was so sweet! David Cripps, our conductor, explained before we played that it was a tribute for my dad-and me, and the orchestra did a lovely job of it. The audience applauded, David walked offstage, and came back with a dozen roses, which he handed to me, and the audience applauded again. After the concert, a number of people from the orchestra and audience came up and spoke to me about my dad and the piece. My dad used to come to our concerts-to see me play the cello, when he was more able, and people remember him. I hope my dad was able to see us play for him, wherever he is!
He was able to see the cover, which features a watercolor I painted, because we used it all season.
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How do you like my new name? It is due to you and the others that I no longer feel alone, and don't feel lost either.
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I was surprised by it but I was hoping that was why you changed it.
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Yes! I don't feel lost or alone, and I feel like I may be ok going back to my own home where my beloved Clematis plants have just begun blooming. Clematis plants like to have their head in the sun and their feet in the shade...
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Hello mfh-I see you have a therapy dog...I have a therapy cat! They are amazing animals. I don't know how they figure out what their job is and how to do it, but they do. I also do watercolors, but I haven't been painting since my dad really went downhill and then died. I've been too flattened and disorganized. Hopefully I'll get going again once I get to summer break (in 47 days); it would be good for me to be painting flowers again. Meanwhile, Lena continues to see her people at both of her jobs, a SNF and an assisted living place; they need her.
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Yes, Be tley is a certified therapy dog. He has cancer now and is on borrowed time so soon I will lose my buddy. I can not tell you how sad I am. As for watercolor, I started painting after my husbamd Bill died a d it helped me express my pain. I still paint but not as often. I am so very sorry about your loss of your dear Dad. I will hold you in my prayers a d heart. You will paint again, at the mome t that is right for you. In the mea time, take one day...one hour...at a time. I wish you peace on this difficult journey. Mary
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I am so sorry about Bentley-that must be so difficult to know that he is on borrowed time. Just imagining the anguish is painful. I love Lena so much-I cannot even imagine losing her, although I am very likely to outlive her.
I had cats when I was younger, but became extremely allergic and asthmatic to cats and had to find my two cats new homes. When I said good-bye to my cat Mitten, I was devastated because I didn't think I would ever have a pet again. I would think I saw her out of the corner of my eye for years, and the sight of a pet store never stopped making me feel sad.
But then I moved from polluted Tucson to a small town with clean air, and also had years of allergy shots. I was doing Twitter as a volunteer for the local humane society, sprucing up photos to make pets look more appealing-and adoptable. One day I was looking at local HSS pets to pick one or two to promote, I saw Lena's picture on the screen. I just knew she was my cat and I had to go get her.
I knew in the 15 years since I said goodbye to Mitten that my cat allergy had improved, but I had no idea how much. It was definitely a risk, but without even thinking, I grabbed my car keys and set off to adopt her. I was a little worried in the first few days together, but it was fine. When I realized that I was actually going to be able to keep this marvelous animal and live with her, I was so ecstatic I wanted to share it-and her-with the world. That was the start and the core of how she became a therapy cat. And now, I am her primary client. I need a lot of therapy...
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