Wednesday, December 31, 2008

New Year's Eve 2008

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New Year's Eve, with Suzanne and Rich, 1998 Ten years have passed since this photo was snapped. Tonight I sit in Philadelphia, my hometo...
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Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Suze in America

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Here I stand - a solitary figure in Philadelphia's Old City. Sandra Kloezen, wife of our beloved Dr. Maurice Bom, has become one of my c...
Monday, November 17, 2008

Home for the Holidays

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My Philadelphia Family, August 2001: Martijn grins (left front) amidst our Philadelphia 'family' - behind him: Mary Grace Gardner, R...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Martijn's Wedding Vows

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Our romantic London Holiday, April 2005.  Each day of our life was a celebration of our union. Our Wedding St. Valentine’s Day Wednesday, Fe...
Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Yes We Can!

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YES WE CAN Many years ago Martijn and I stood proudly before our nation's Capitol (seen just over my head in the background) with our de...
Saturday, November 01, 2008

Give it all up to be with you

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Martijn, Sante Fe, New Mexico, October 1999  It is November 1, 2008, nine years since our carefree trip to sunny New Mexico, where we spent ...
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Thursday, October 23, 2008

A year ago

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My strong vivid beloved, even after radical surgery, showed such bravery. This photo was taken by dear friend, Carol Malkinson, at the hospi...
Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Grieving is a journey not an event

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Elegant for our annual New Year's Eve celebration, December 2000 I savor memories. It is my right. Today is Martijn's 56th and a qua...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Brother's Love

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Martijn & Jan, Minneapolis, 1999 In the days leading up to, during and immediately after Martijn's death, my brother-in-law, Janus H...
Monday, October 06, 2008

"We only part to meet again." - John Gay

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                                           Photo by Rob Kulisek for The SUN newspaper Dearest Friends - I take a step toward wholeness and h...
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Thursday, September 25, 2008

Merci sends wisdom from Rilke

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Martijn and Susan enjoy a joyous New Year's Eve (with Suzanne and Rich)  in Excelsior, Minnesota, ten years ago, 1988. Dear Susan, I...
Saturday, September 13, 2008

Our "Usness"

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Our Parisian Honeymoon, July 1996 We spoke openly of how our love might endure once Martijn was not present in the physical realm. These con...
Monday, September 08, 2008

Martijn's Letter to His American Friends

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Martijn, summer 2007 Maastricht, Wednesday, 30th of April 2008 To my dear American Friends, I can tell my deepest emotions in a few words: I...
Sunday, August 10, 2008

Martijn's Memorials in Minnesota and Pennsylvania

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Martijn gazes from the gate of Palageto, over the hills of Fiesole to Florence, Italy below, summer 2005.  This was a time of great happines...
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Friday, August 08, 2008

When the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance

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Photo weaving - "Martijn in Susan, Susan in Martijn"   D. Sippel I deeply miss my soulmate. I feel the loss in my bones; yet there...
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Friday, July 25, 2008

Trying on His Wings

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Martijn Anna Antonius Hermse July 21, 1952 - July 25, 2008 Martijn passed peacefully at 1:45 AM in our home surrounded by his family and fri...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Dear friends comfort us both

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Rich Heck helps Martijn to eat on his birthday, Sunday, July 20th Suzanne Kochevar tells Martijn of the Weeping Cherry Tree that she and Ric...
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