I lost my dad five years ago today. Damn, it's hard to believe it has been that long since I saw his face, got a squeezy hug, or heard him say Love you Lipoop! Yeah, he was silly :0)
I was thinking about what I could do as a tribute and decided to go with a montage of two of his favorite movies- the Sister Acts.
It made him laugh and cry, yes cry, he had a musical soul and a poets heart...
...to go with his gift of painting and drawing.
(A couple of my favorite drawing/paintings of his)
Your Father was a very talented artist! Birthdays and holidays are still difficult. It was just two years ago that I lost my Dad. Do you dream about yours often? I didn't at first but I have been dreaming of him a lot in the last year. I hope you and the family had a wonderful Christmas!
It's funny that two of my favorites are portraits because he much preferred to paint wildlife and scenery. Of course they were also amazing- he gave most of them away as gifts. My mom has photos of them somewhere though, I'll have to raid her albums one of these days :)
I remember when you lost him. Meesterboom too around the same time. It's not a great club to be a part of:(
I don't dream of him sadly. But I did feel as though he visited me just after he departed his body, to say one final goodbye and let me know he was happy and peaceful. I used to dream of my sister all the time for several years on the other hand. I've always wondered if some spirits hang around while others move right along.
It was a lovely Christmas, and it's not over. We'll be celebrating late with my brother's family at mom's in a couple weeks :0)
I hope yours was magnificent my friend!
The albums would be a fun trip down memory lane for you. I looked through a bunch of my Mom's albums when I was in Ohio for Thanksgiving. It was fun but also left me feeling a tad melancholy for the old days.
Oh yes, I remember now! Not a great club to be a part of, indeed. Seems to be a great unifier for people in our stage of life, especially during Covid times.
It was good you were able to experience that one final goodbye along with that reassurance. I wish I had that kind of closure with my Dad but dreaming about him has been healing too. I dreamt of him a lot around his birthday.
Christmas was okay but then Covid reared its head. My sister-in-law tested positive a few days ago then two other family members who were at Christmas dinner tested positive. I have mild symptoms but am still testing negative, there's a war going on and we'll see if my immune system wins. : )
Happy New Year!
He was a talented man, and clearly an important influence on your life. He continues to live on through you. He did well. 😊
Aw, thanks for saying that. You do your screen name justice :0)
Good old Dads. It seems like they are eternal then boom, they are gone.
This is a lovely tribute. They truly live on in our thoughts, deeds and memories :0)
Yup, they seem indestructible when we're young. It was hard to watch the decline, superman is not supposed to get frail.
He really loved these movies haha, my daughter remembers sitting on his lap watching them when she was young, and how he always teared up at Oh Happy Day with this great big smile on his face :0)
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