A few years ago I wrote about my dear friend Jinous, the first woman who was ever allowed to wax my bikini line and then feed me figs, and how she died of lung cancer in 2008. I called that post My Big Fat Farsi Funeral - Part 1. But I never got around to writing any more … [Read more...]
My Big Fat Farsi Funeral – Part 1
In December of 2008 my beloved friend Jinous succumbed to lung cancer. She was the healthiest person I ever knew. She ate healthy foods, she took healthy vitamins, she practiced yoga, she meditated, she wore magnets in her shoes, and she was religious in that mysterious and … [Read more...]
The Ghost in the Bluebird
My beloved Gramma Betty, my mother's mother, died many years ago after battling lung cancer. I feel her loss still. I see her face in those of my children. I wonder if she knows they are here. I'm in the Sacramento area visiting my aunt - my mother's sister - who is dealing … [Read more...]