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Truest Friends

Miyasan's Daughter — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 04:31:12 +0000

Some things happen so easily, so elegantly that’s it’s difficult to not believe it was meant to be.

Last week, I received an email from Doris, a beautiful lady I haven’t seen in over 14 years. She sent the email to myself and another beautiful lady, Dee, whom I haven’t seen in just as [...]

A Rainbow Gift

Miyasan's Daughter — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:39:17 +0000

I didn’t mean to do it. I was moving the boxes, and I thought, no big deal, I’ll just open the little box. There were stamps and other papers in there, but nothing of a personal nature. Then I went to the box that held two ornamental paddles and an old black lacquer jewelry box. [...]

Opening the Box

Miyasan's Daughter — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:01:34 +0000

It could be a Pandora’s Box…or a treasure box. Perhaps it’s a little of both.

Today on the phone, my oldest daughter, Dionna informed me she had a box filled with writings by my mother — loose leaf paper (numbered, thank goodness), scraps of paper, and envelopes, lots of envelopes written on the front [...]

What does it mean…

Miyasan's Daughter — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:28:48 +0000

…to be Miyasan’s daughter?

For so long I had seen my mother through her wounds, her needs. And in my way, I related myself to her through my own. But now, as I’m engaged in a writing challenge, (NaNoWriMo – a novel in 30 days) I find that I’m seeing her in more and more [...]

Nephew’s Birthday

Miyasan's Daughter — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 22:38:07 +0000

Today I went to my nephew’s birthday party. It’s been a while since I’ve been back to that area. I think the last time I went was his birthday the year my sister died, three years ago.

I wasn’t expecting the emotional reaction I got driving past the exit off 695, where 83 veers off [...]