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"You may be right, I may be crazy. But it just may be a lunatic you're looking for!"
Tag Archives: Angelica Bolton
Black Balloon Day 2020
I find Black Balloon Day filled with mixed emotions. Any occasion where you commemorate loved ones who are no longer with us evokes bittersweet feelings– you cannot revel in the memories without facing the reality that they are no longer … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Addiction, Da Real Homiez, Death, Memphis, USA, Z
Tagged 2020, Addiction, Alcoholism, Angelica Bolton, Atascadero Rick, Black Balloon Day, Dave Ratcliff, Death, Drugs, Friends, Heroin, Jessica Cooper, Memphis, Memphis Area Prevention Coalition, Narcan, Opiates, Overdose, Overdose Awareness, Recovery, Substance Abuse, Sycamore View, Warren Smith
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Not ready for Thanksgiving
Denial only prolongs the inevitable. Flickers of recognition light up my brainwaves and for a few seconds [if I’m lucky] or minutes [if I’m not], I am acutely aware that my Mother is gone. Permanently. Not on vacation or super … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Addiction, Aunt Sarah, Birdie, Blessings, Cousins, Da Real Homiez, Depression, Family, Food, GH Mafia, Grief, Holidays, Motherhood, My Parents, Tennessee, Uncles, Women
Tagged 19 December, 2019, 2020, 24 July, 24 November, 7 July 2019, 7 September 2019, Adam, Addiction, Akira, Allen, Angelica Bolton, Angelica Rose Bolton, Apps, Birthdays, Blessing Bags, Boyfriend, Brittany J, Charlotte Fargo, Christmas, Cookeville, Cyrillic Alphabet, Dannell, Donations, Donna MiL, Doris, Elf Party, Email, Emmanuel United Methodist Kindergarten, Facebook, Family, Food, GH Mafia, Gift Bags, Gigi, Grace House, Grandchildren, Guardian Angels, Homeless, Hutchison School, Inpatient Treatment, Jelly Pickles, Jessica W, Kim E, Leann P, Les Passees, Love, Memphis, Mom, Myrtle J, Neshoba, Nikki J, Overton Park, Pajamas, Pam P, PhotoGrid, Playhouse, Recovery, Rehabilitation, Room In The Inn, Room Mother, Russian, Self Care, Service, Shay, Shay Lorri Jones, Sisters, Support, Susbtance Abuse, Tammy, Tatum, Thankful, Thanksgiving, Uncle Tommy, Volunteer, Women, Work
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I’ll be missing you
“The dead govern the living.” ~ August Comte That uneven, discolored patch of grass denotes the place where a casket belonging to one David Michael Ratcliff lies beneath ground. Noticeably missing is the headstone. What’s the ETA for a giant … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Adam Sontag, Death, Depression, Grief, Music, YouTube
Tagged 112, 35, Adam Sontag, Angelica Bolton, Auguste Comte, Bessy Morse, Blogging, Bucket, Debbie Twinkles, Faith Evans, Family, I'll Be Missing You, LiveJournal, Love, Memorial Park, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, Reno, Shay, Starbucks, WordPress, Xanga
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Denial, Fuel Center, WOW, Stu
Champagne bottle shaken vigorously! A metaphor tailor made for my emotions at the moment. In previous posts I referenced floodgates opening, dams bursting– you get the idea. With the immense changes in my life and the gratitude overflowing, I … Continue reading
Posted in * R. i. P. *, Da Real Homiez, Death, Employment, Neshoba, Raleigh, Unitarian Universalists, Women
Tagged ABC, Angelica Bolton, April, Bessy Morse, Big Lacy, ClickList, Coping, Denial, Feminism, Friendship, Fuel Center, Funerals, Grace House Mafia, Grief, Kroger, Maternity Leave, Neshoba Unitarian Universalist Church, Pic Collage, Raleigh, Recovery, Reno, Salvation Army, Saturday, Shay, Stuart Pendergrass, Talladega, Thomas Bosi, Women's Retreat
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Cocktails With Hemingway 