Category Archives: aging

Gathering and Letting Go

Posted on April 28, 2020 by jyourist

I have an obsession. So does my husband. We collect things. As artists, objects are very important to us. They inspire us, push us beyond our creative boundaries, hold magic for us. Every journey we make, even the most ordinary, … Continue reading →

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Steering between the setting moon and the rising sun

Posted on October 19, 2016 by jyourist

Monthly I travel to Ann Arbor to visit my mother in an assisted living facility. On this last visit, I took her to get her hair done which includes molding her hair into a virtual sculpture by using enormous amounts of hair spray. We waited … Continue reading →

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Walking in the cemetery

Posted on October 10, 2016 by jyourist

We have always lived near cemeteries. First near Graceland and now Cavalry, not too far from Rosehill. In fact, part of my graduate thesis was about the necropolis at Rosehill being such a perfect reflection of the living metropolis of … Continue reading →

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Katanagareshitate

Posted on September 25, 2016 by jyourist

One of the many intriguing and inspiring images in Japan and Japanese gardens is the way they care for old trees and the way they achieve aesthetically creative tree shapes. The crutches created to support branches from heavy snow and … Continue reading →

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All the wrinkled ladies

Posted on August 11, 2016 by jyourist
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Baths

Posted on April 8, 2016 by jyourist
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Sixty-six

Posted on April 2, 2016 by jyourist

2 x 3 x 11 = 66 66 = LXVI in Roman numerals In Abjad numerals, the name of Allah has a value of 66. 66 is a sphenic number (the product of three different prime numbers). The international direct … Continue reading →

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I’ll see you later. MUCH later.

Posted on March 24, 2016 by jyourist

My mother called me a couple of weeks ago from her assisted living facility in Ann Arbor. My sister was with her and they used her facetime. “This is the last time you will see my face.” “What do you … Continue reading →

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All she wants to do is hold your hand

Posted on February 7, 2016 by jyourist

When Merle died, a man who lived in the same assisted living facility as my mother Pearl, she told me his last words were, “Pearl. Pearl. Pearl.” I asked her how she knew that. Then she said, “I don’t know … Continue reading →

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My mother calls to tell me I have cancer

Posted on January 31, 2016 by jyourist

My 88 year old mother called me about 10:00 yesterday morning, from the assisted living facility she is in. xxx“Did you go to the doctor?” she said. xxx“For what I answered. My cold is over. No more xxxcoughing.” xxx“You know … Continue reading →

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