![]() He is full-voiced and singing while I plunk away at the piano. Then there are those times when Tommy makes a solo visit. They both landed on my balcony laughing about their gag. Of course they were pals in heaven, I figured, as I am also casting director. Instead of getting miffed at the muffin, I used my creative powers to bring these two beloveds back to life. While on my knee performing an act not unlike a hockey player, I decided the muffin’s leap was the work of jokesters. I needed the stick of my broom to coax it out. Here is a recent episode where I employed this trick: An English muffin hopped out of the toaster and landed in the space between the stove and refrigerator. And I direct amusing scenes where they make star turns. ![]() Photos taken at the time show a 74-year-old euphoric with his late in life accomplishment.īut I also don’t wait for momentous occasions to recall my dearly departed. I conjure them when I feel a need for their presence. On June 7, 2009, Ron’s “Making Happy” appeared in online stores and at a Barnes and Noble. ![]() That date, January 13, 1998, demands celebration because it gifted both of us 14 years of happiness.įor my older brother Ron, along with his birthday, I will use the candle to mark the anniversary of his first published book. So, I decided I would light a candle on their birthdays, but I wouldn’t stop there.įor Tommy, I will also light a memorial candle on our anniversary. Why remember deaths, rather than happier occasions? Why recall hospital beds and home hospice?ĭid the bible insist we light memorial candles on their yahrzeit? I did a search and the closest I could find was this link between light and God: a biblical verse from Proverbs that says, “The human soul is the lamp of God.” I think I bypassed the dates because I question the ritual. In my case, I planned to light them for my father, mother, second husband and my brother.īut all of those dates passed without me ever opening the box. I intended to use them for their traditional purpose: to light them on the Hebrew anniversary of a loved one’s death. In June of 2021, I bought a six-pack of yahrzeit candles.
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