Miss you more than you will ever know, Betty Jo. As a recipient of the beautiful flower arrangements from your garden and the earliest memories of our children’s ‘best friends’, our street and our hearts have kept us supported and connected, through thick and thin.
I try to look forward and see what the future holds, one that may look a bit different, but in all the most important ways, will be the same. Thank you for your thoughts and memories that we share with you— the best thing about our street and that home behind the picket fence!
This moved me to tears. I wish for a speedy recovery for all concerned. So strange how LA looks so green and surging with life right now, while the burn zones remain. Betty-Jo is a wonderful writer.
Your touching, inspired story brought me to tears, Betty-Jo. I'm a tough cry, but you took me back home to the beloved place I, like you, lost last January 7th. I long so much to go home, to be among my beloved neighbors and friends, to have our lives back; and you gave me that joy again here, if only for a short few minutes it was heaven.
Miss you more than you will ever know, Betty Jo. As a recipient of the beautiful flower arrangements from your garden and the earliest memories of our children’s ‘best friends’, our street and our hearts have kept us supported and connected, through thick and thin.
I try to look forward and see what the future holds, one that may look a bit different, but in all the most important ways, will be the same. Thank you for your thoughts and memories that we share with you— the best thing about our street and that home behind the picket fence!
Much love always,
Celia and Bob deMayo, Jimmy, Aura and Benny
So beautiful.
Incredible piece
Thank you, to Adam Zemel and The Opposite of Nihilism, for giving my essay a home. ❤️🩹
Thank you for writing this beautiful essay , Betty-Jo Tilley!
This moved me to tears. I wish for a speedy recovery for all concerned. So strange how LA looks so green and surging with life right now, while the burn zones remain. Betty-Jo is a wonderful writer.
Thank you for reading!
For anyone lurking in the comment section, read Lisa's Opposite of Nihilism essay, it's a great read and aging like a fine wine with each passing week: https://www.oppositeofnihilism.com/p/lets-dance-notes-on-joyful-resistance
This is such a wonderfully written piece that captures our heartache so perfectly. Thank you for sharing! Much love!
Your touching, inspired story brought me to tears, Betty-Jo. I'm a tough cry, but you took me back home to the beloved place I, like you, lost last January 7th. I long so much to go home, to be among my beloved neighbors and friends, to have our lives back; and you gave me that joy again here, if only for a short few minutes it was heaven.