On mom’s old hard drive I found a document named BLACKIE.doc, dated March 25, 2006. It is split into two distinct sections: BLACKIE We got Blackie when I was almost eleven. He was a beautiful springer spaniel with only a little white on his chest. Mom wouldn’t have a dog in the house, so […]
From: Gagne, Kathleen To: Gannon, Robin Subject: Hello! (2) Sent: November 27, 2005 Hi, Robin, It’s been so incredibly long since I’ve spokent to anyone in your family. I hope everyone is well. I went to Warwick about three years ago and went to Lakeside Avenue, but your mom had moved, and I had […]
From: Gagne, Kathleen To: Gagne, David Subject: Florida Sent: May 1, 2005 11:51 PM ET Dear David, I know I talk to you a lot about coming to Florida. You always say you don’t have the time, but then you seem to plan lots of trips with [redacted] and her family. I think it’s […]
An email mom wrote to her longtime friend and confidant, Sister Carol Mary Morrison: From: Gagne, Kathleen To: Sister Carol Mary Morrison Subject: Hello Again Sent: June 19, 2003 1:52 PM Hi, Carol, Maybe we should be email pals! All is well except that Jen is moving to Chicago in a week and David […]
I must have asked my mom for my grandmother’s mailing address, most likely because I wanted to send her a birthday card. She sent me this email: From: Gagne, Kathie To: Gagne, David Subject: Nana Sent: August 27, 2002 6:55 PM Nana is at: Peridot Place 252 Lake Forest Blvd. Room 142 Daytona Beach, […]
I was watching Home Shopping Network (or one like it) and feeling pretty down. Tony Robbins came on. It was funny. He was selling his program, and I wanted to call and give him a hard time for selling it instead of giving it away. And then I realized that I had it, the whole […]
It seems as if the trip went by in the blink of an eye. Fran felt really sick / tired on Saturday. She and I met for breakfast at the Early Bird Cafe/Diner next to St. Patrick’s. I had blueberry pancakes, full of RI blueberries, tart and sweet. Fran and I had a great talk, […]
“Uncle Dic and Auntie Gloria — he’s Nana’s only remaining brother — she has a glass eye. They used to scare me because they always seemed so perfect and Uncle Dic was very stern, but I had a great time seeing them and really felt a lot of affection for them.” from left to right: […]