Author: Yve Harrold

It’s like a good friend

Thirteen years ago, we bought land in Galax Virginia. It became our weekend camping destination. The first improvement was an outdoor shower.  Tim used piping to make a frame and then we lined it with a straw curtain. We hung a rubber bladder from the tree to be warmed by the sun and gravity carried…

By Yve Harrold July 3, 2021 3

Someone else’s grief

I thought I would be good at this by now. Until it happened. A former colleague and joyful, strong, graceful woman just lost her husband after a multi-year battle with cancer.  And I sit here helpless. My words for her feel utterly incorrect. If I say, I understand what you are going through, I know…

By Yve Harrold June 19, 2021 14

My night to cook

I never took it for granted that an impeccable meal was placed before me nearly every night of the week. If you knew Tim and me, you know, that yes, I was spoiled when it came to food. I was the constant beneficiary of the final product of the shopping, prepping, cooking, plating, and presenting,…

By Yve Harrold June 4, 2021 7

Unpack it

Remembering is to begin the process of grieving. I read this somewhere. Made a note of it. Then forgot about it, because I was so busy remembering. I was doing it innately. I am a person who likes to reminisce. I am nostalgic. If you are in my circle, you will often hear me say,…

By Yve Harrold May 21, 2021 10

Coincidence?

How do we know that those who leave this earth are still with us?  We absolutely don’t. We don’t have the scientifically agreed upon details or the proof.  But if you ask me, details and proof aren’t necessary. I have a friend who saw a well-known psychic a few years ago. During her session she…

By Yve Harrold May 7, 2021 14

Find your sun

I got my first tattoo at age 24. It’s a sun. My favorite color is yellow. My favorite flower is a sunflower. And my favorite day is sunny. When it’s warm enough, I will always choose to be outdoors, and there is rarely such a thing as too warm. I will exercise in it. I…

By Yve Harrold April 23, 2021 12

386 days

I have taken the pandemic with caution. I did this for my own safety, and as a human sharing this planet, to do my part to protect others. With this choice came gathering with friends only outside, not getting on a plane, and for the most part, staying put. Although for me, staying put meant…

By Yve Harrold April 10, 2021 7

Stayed at the party too long

When you live in the Southeast, you get a couple of nice snows each winter. Because it was infrequent, it always made me giddy. Even with just a few inches of snow most things shut down for the day, and it was always a good reason to play hooky, warm the house with comfort food,…

By Yve Harrold March 27, 2021 10

She has his jeans

I will be perfectly honest and say, there is something that I never understood until I was facing it. There have been countless scenes in movies, TV shows, and accounts from “real” people regarding the agony of dealing with a loved one’s clothes after they have died. I never understood this. It’s not that I…

By Yve Harrold February 20, 2021 10