by Heather Straughter | Dec 2, 2014 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, As we quickly approach December 8th I find myself more and more in a daze. The line between happy and sad, between productive and not, between angry and weepy, silly and mopey is all so grey. Blurred Lines. When I was out today I heard that song which is...
by Heather Straughter | Nov 20, 2014 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, I started this on Monday and couldn’t get it quite right. And I realized it was because it was a bit too early. I started to write in anticipation of how this time of year makes me feel and the distractions I had in place that I thought might...
by Heather Straughter | Nov 4, 2014 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, I write to you today from a happy place, a truly happy place. Today has been an extraordinarily good day for me. And not for anything particularly exciting just from a sense of contentment in all aspects of my life. I guess I often find myself feeling good...
by Heather Straughter | Oct 26, 2014 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey, I wonder why I do it. Why I read so many books about people dying and why I watch movies when I know people die. I do it a lot. And today, as I was watching The Fault of Our Stars I came up with the answer. Every time I wrap my self up in someone...
by Heather Straughter | Aug 17, 2014 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey,We are starting our second week on PI. Sarena left early this morning. I find myself thinking about you in so many ways. So many memories of our life together. I remember our 2nd and 3rd summers here at 81 Northern (which is just up the driveway from where...
by Heather Straughter | Aug 10, 2014 | Letters to Jakey, Uncategorized
Dear Jakey,We are in Plum Island. It is our 8th year, our 4th without you. I know you would like our house so much and I can kind of feel you near. It’s the same house as last year and I can’t imagine being anywhere else, except maybe the house we were in...
