Maybe a surprise...

Little sweetheart, this may come as a bit of a surprise (or maybe not) but I got ordained today! It was actually Sylvia who suggested it. She'd read about a non-denominational diocese called The Universal Life Church that has a very simple procedure and is often used by lay people so they can become officiants for things like weddings. When I thought about it, I realized that a couple of people we know from theatre - your friend Coy and a director friend of mine, Bob Moss - had done it themselves. I think my friend Caroline Swift (also from the theatre) had done so too. Anyway, yeah... yiu can call me Father Michael, if you're so inclined, little sweetheart!

Edna Passes

Little sweetheart, I'm sure you already know because you probably just spotted her in the cafeteria and dropped your tray but Edna O'Brien passed away today. 

It was her adaptation of her own first novel, "The Country Girls " into the play Tir na nOg - a difficult work, written more like a screenplay but directed faithfully and brilliantly by our friend, Artistic Director, Chris Smith - at San Francisco's Magic Theatre that was how we met, little sweetheart. 

The unpredictable event that brought you and I together and twinned our souls. 

I know you will be the kindest person she meets in Heaven. We are our souls. And yours is the purest among them. I know you'll greet her warmly. Thinking of you...

Also from the 4th...

Little sweetheart, also from the Oregon trip - we went on a long river cruise. It was July but breezy on the river and you are all bundled up in your hoodie, just your gorgeous face peeking out under enormous sunglasses.

In Oregon on the 4th...

Little sweetheart, I remembering today our trip to the Oregon coast with your family and what great fun we had. It was just less than six weeks since my mom had unexpectedly passed and your folks were so incredibly kind to me (as always). I can't imagine having gone through it without you by my side. You kept me aloft with your love (as always).