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By Patty Inwood - Rivers & Roads Blog It was January of 2008 when my Uncle Pete passed away. Uncle Pete was smart and funny and larger...
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Patty Inwood
Jul 12, 20213 min read
The Box
By Patty Inwood - Rivers & Roads Blog THE BOX July 3, 2021 I stumbled onto a show a few years after Luke passed away titled Call the...
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Sheri Roaf
Nov 3, 20202 min read
Mary Poppins Returns
I watched Mary Poppins Returns tonight for the second time and I am again obsessing over how well grief is normalized/portrayed/handled...
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Patty Inwood
Sep 29, 20204 min read
Sometimes I Say The Wrong Thing
Last weekend I had the pleasure of seeing a couple of former students. Sigh, It makes a teacher happy to see her kiddos grow up and do well.
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Sep 14, 20204 min read
ERIC
Rivers & Roads Blog by Patty Inwood Once upon a time, in a small kingdom in the countryside, there was a Queen. She had recently been...
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Aug 24, 20203 min read
No Chance For Goodbye
Rivers & Roads Blog by Patty Inwood I believe one of the hardest things about losing a loved one suddenly is the lack of closure. When...
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Aug 24, 20203 min read
IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY
Rivers & Roads Blog by Patty Inwood Writing my blog last week was like saying good-bye to my son a second time. Truthfully, I had put off...
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Aug 24, 20204 min read
The Last Day
Rivers & Roads Blog by Patty Inwood April 14th, 2015 began like any other day. It was a school day. I was up at 5 am, had my coffee,...
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Patty Inwood
Aug 4, 20203 min read
Baby Steps
If today is your Day One, I am so very sorry. The pain is excruciating. I remember it well. I also remember questioning, every day, how...
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Aug 4, 20202 min read
Year 1
Sunshine, Angels and Rainbows Blog by Sheri Roaf On the eve of the first year, I feel I still cannot talk to you. Rationally, I know that...
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Jul 21, 20202 min read
Late to the Hamilton Party
Sunshine, Angels, and Rainbows blog by Sheri Roaf We just finished watching Hamilton here tonight. There’s just so much to digest. I’m...
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Jul 17, 20202 min read
The Last Weekend
Rivers and Road Blog by Patty Inwood THE LAST WEEKEND July 12, 2020 On Friday, April 10th, Luke took himself off the Addy and proceeded...
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Jul 7, 20204 min read
Who Knew
Rivers and Roads Blog by Patty Inwood “You home/awake?” Now, when my phone goes off at 8:30 am it’s something. I confess I am not a phone...
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Jun 28, 20204 min read
NO LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL
Rivers and Roads by Patty Inwood We are almost at the end, friends, of what I call the Rise and Fall of Luke Inwood. If you’ve been...
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Jun 26, 20201 min read
Forcing It
In the years since Benny died, I find it really hard to try to force myself to do something I don’t want to. In the early days it was...
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Jun 18, 20201 min read
End of the World Thoughts
Sunshines, Angels and Rainbows Blog by Sheri Roaf Well damn. Here it is. Every day of my life. Every little thought that something could...
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Jun 18, 20202 min read
Benny and the Jets
Sunshine, Angels and Rainbows Blog by Sheri Roaf I used to sing this song. All of the time! When we had Bennett, there was never a grand...
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Jun 14, 20206 min read
Rage
June 14, 2020 As always, these views are my own. Let’s just cut to the chase: Luke felt targeted by the administration at his high...
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Jun 9, 20201 min read
I Miss My People
By Sheri Roaf – From Sunshines, Angels, and Rainbows I fear that I have fallen so far down the rabbit hole (though I’m not entirely sure...
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Jun 7, 20204 min read
Addy
June 7, 2020 4:15 pm. Monday, April 13th. I arrive home from work after a visit to the Rutland pharmacy. As I climb out of the car I can...
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