Curious incident of the DJ in the nighttime
In January 2022 I found myself alone with no visitors (pandemic times) in a London hospital, recovering from ankle surgery. I had missed the last step on a stone staircase and did not yet have a crystal ball to see my recovery. I would move past the situation in time, walking unassisted two months later…
Time for the Eddie Bauer blankets
It’s November and I found myself getting out the “Tim blankets” I had stored for the winter: one maroon Eddie Bauer blanket from Tim and an identical one in James Taylor’s “deep greens and blues” given to us by Seana in Tim’s memory. My brother loved these blankets and — like anything he loved –…
I never forgot him
What a great guy Tim Hartnett was. I have nothing but the fondest memories of this man. Always sweet and nice, to a fault. Tim and I go way back to our shared early childhood in Newton Highlands, MA. When I was in elementary school or possibly even nursery school, one day I said to…
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…
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…
B and J’s and special days
[Photo credit: Shaun Heffernan] Selfishly speaking, I loved “Michaela Armstrong Day” when Tim and I shared adventures. He would ask me what I wanted to do (even if he didn’t want to do it) and we would be off. Sometimes we stayed in the North Country, like the time we went hiking at High Falls…
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…
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