New Day: New Beginning

    Wonderings

    My experiences of living, and thoughts about life

    • Giô Nôi 2024

      It’s December 23, 2024 today. Nôi passed on December 23, 2020. I first met Nôi in the spring of 1975. She was a beautiful woman, with delicate facial features yet strong working hands. Nôi had a comfortable childhood, growing up in a prosperous family in a village in the North of Vietnam. Her family would… Continue reading

    • Giô Ngoai 2024

      Every year, I hold memorials for my parents and my mother-in-law. It’s a way for me to honor their memories, for my children to remember them, and to establish a tradition for future generations. I prepare a dinner with the dishes they loved, bringing their presence into our home through the food they cherished and… Continue reading

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    • Thoughts during a funeral

      I attended a funeral today. Neal was 84 years old. He lost his wife last November; they had been together since they met at the age of 14, spending nearly their entire lives side by side. After her passing, it was as if the light in Neal’s life dimmed. Although it seemed he had lost… Continue reading

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    • i miss my mom

      I’m in Fisterra, the end of the world as people knew it a couple thousands years ago. And I just woke up from my siesta, as people here have been doing for thousands of years. I don’t remember what the dream was about, but i woke up missing my mom and i felt like crying… Continue reading

    • My babies

      Will always be my babies. DS Dear Son and DD Dear Daughter are now older than I was when I had them; yet they seem to be so young, so “con nít “. I love to see them laughing when they’re with each other. Sometimes I feel left out. Mommy is getting mushy here 😫… Continue reading

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    • Camino Frances CF – the seed

      In May of 2017, I took an intensive/immersion french class in Biarritz for 2 weeks. Nadine, our teacher, held classes every morning going through grammar (subjonctif, at that!) and some literature (Victor Hugo). After lunch, we visited the little and big towns. There was 16 of us, and 2 vans. We drove across the border… Continue reading

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