Turning point

I did it – I finally got the first group of beach glass jewelry made, photographed, described and online – viewable at http://jewelsofatlantis.etsy.com. I’m pleased with how they turned out and very, very pleased to have reached this milestone.  As I clicked save on the last item I had that odd feeling of having closed a chapter and wasn’t sure what was next, although there is plenty on the list.

But then, early Wednesday morning I got the news that my father had died. Now I have a completely different list of things that need doing and right now.  Grief aside, it’s astonishing how many things have to be done, how many people need to be called and just how much an emergency plane ticket can cost.  And yet, in some ways it’s a relief to know the hospital stays are over and everyone can start moving on to a new chapter.

The wonders of the Internet mean I can get some writing in as well and I’m hoping to check a few more things off the list next week.  Strangely enough I had just retrieved my copy of Writing Life Stories off the shelf to give the title to a friend and realized that I had stopped several months ago at an early exercise and not gotten back to it.  It seems like a good time to start exploring that again – old memories and stories of family. It’s the best legacy there is.

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