family – Keeping Tim Hartnett

Parting

When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain. Khalil Gibran, The Prophet. I read The Prophet at the impressionable age of fourteen. Many passages rang true and this one… Continue reading Parting

Play

Tim had a lovely and playful way of being in the world. As siblings we poked and prodded at each other a great deal. He was always ready for the kind of rough and tumble play that brings out the inner child in all of us. His sense of physical play didn’t leave him in… Continue reading Play

Doing our own moves

[Photo credit: Shaun Heffernan] What I love about this photo is our sense of playfulness ! It was taken at Rubin and Blakeley Remillard’s wedding. Our exuberance is palpable. Each of the sibs are doing their own moves and yet there is a sense of us as a group – family. Tim could make any… Continue reading Doing our own moves

Positive and modest

My brother’s outlook was a blend of so many positive and modest expectations. Most of the things he enjoyed most cost very little. Tim loved the place he lived with no thought that he could be in a better place. Family, friendships, a good conversation, a walk with his many dogs, a dip in the… Continue reading Positive and modest