Tag Archives: death

Time Stands Still, Until It Doesn’t

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Patti Fralix

Thinking about the recent death of Queen Elizabeth ll at 96 years of age (more about that next week) has me counting the years. At soon to be 71 years old, I wonder how long I will live. Probably not … Continue reading →

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Remembering Uncle Barry

Posted on June 23, 2022 by Patti Fralix

This has been a sad week for me. Sunday was Father’s Day, which is always a difficult day for me. Neither my legal father nor my biological father was very fatherly. Since they are both deceased, there is no possibility … Continue reading →

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This is How It Ends

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Patti Fralix

After the family took what items we wanted, the rest was sold through an online auction. This week was pickup day for those who purchased items through the auction. It was also pickup day for me, since I asked for … Continue reading →

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When Time Stands Still

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Patti Fralix

My heart is broken. My dear Uncle Barry, who I have blogged about many times, passed away yesterday in the early morning. Uncle Barry was more than an uncle, he was my most constant father figure. He cared for me … Continue reading →

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Looking Back

Posted on January 5, 2021 by Patti Fralix

Before we get too far into 2021, I want to look back on 2020, specifically the COVID time, March to December. I do not want to forget this time. This will be my month-by-month chronology. March 2020 started out as … Continue reading →

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Lessons Death Taught Me

Posted on September 2, 2020 by Patti Fralix

1. When time is up, there is no more. This is obvious, you might say, but not necessarily obvious in our behavior. We too often go through our days assuming we will have more time. Until we don’t. No more … Continue reading →

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Food, Love, and Support in the Deep South

Posted on August 27, 2020 by Patti Fralix

Our family lost a good friend to cancer last week at the young age of 48; Jim Townsend. Jim lived and most of his family live in or near the Alabama town in which I have deep roots. Although I … Continue reading →

Posted in family, gratitude, thankful | Tagged death, family, food, Fralix, friends, gratitude, homecooked, Judy Townsend, love, Patti Fralix, quality of food, Southern Hospitality, support, The Fralix Group | 4 Comments

The Cycle of Life

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Patti Fralix

We all experience problems and blessings, pleasure and pain, and joy and sorrow. We never know when any of this will come, and the best we can do is be prepared when it does. I have had some of all … Continue reading →

Posted in family, love, tragedy | Tagged burying a child, cancer, cycle of life, death, family, Fralix, friends, Jim Townsend, joy and sorrow, loss, love, Patti Fralix, pleasure and apin, problems and blessings, signs, The Fralix Group | 13 Comments

Time Stands Still

Posted on May 1, 2020 by Patti Fralix

The Coronavirus and Covid-19 have disrupted our lives immensely for about six weeks. You are most likely tired of talking about it and reading about it. Regardless of when or where it actually started, for most of us, it came … Continue reading →

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Before It Is Too Late

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Patti Fralix

I have often thought about life and death. Not in a morbid way, but in an inquisitive way. I have wondered about the frailty of life, and how some live a very long life, and others don’t. I am not … Continue reading →

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