Sometimes we get what we didn't bargain for. When Sheila and I first bought our Bed and Breakfast property in Savannah in 1996-7--we did not expect her to get sick and pass away so prematurely; we also didn't expect that I would be struggling to sell this same beautiful property seven years after her death in 2006. The Great Recession intervened -- and the rest is local economic history.
Administering to this house -- and my several jobs, is a difficult task for a 60-something year old guy, but I try to keep going. In the absolutely impossible moments -- I seek and find support from the past, from my life with Sheila, from the help of Tosha, from the distant support of Kate, and Linda, and even, yes even, Tina. Memories bolster the spirit under duress. Friendships bolster memories. Communication bolsters friendships.
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