by Olga Brajnović | Jun 26, 2018 | challenges, Memories
In a few days I’m going to travel to Croatia and the remembrances of my last trip are particularly vivid. It was maybe 14 or 15 years ago. My mom was getting very old but she was in good health. So she began to say frequently: “I don’t want to die...
by Olga Brajnović | Jun 7, 2018 | challenges, Family
I hate being negative, but purple reminds me to the dead, because is the colour of the funerals in the church. I have too recent my mom’s funeral, with all the priests dressed in purple chasuble, singing songs about the everlasting life, in wich I firmly...
by Olga Brajnović | Dec 22, 2017 | challenges, Family
My mom passed away a few months ago. I miss her badly. Above all these days. Here she is solving crosswords at her desk. She was always busy with something. I like this picture because it conveys the cozy and peaceful environment she created with her presence. She was...
by Olga Brajnović | Nov 27, 2017 | daily prompt, Family
I used to knit during the long hours I spent taking care of my mom when she was still among us. It was the perfect activity to be with her. I was able to follow a conversation with her, do something productive, and drop it immediately whenever she needed something of...
by Olga Brajnović | Nov 21, 2017 | daily prompt, Family, Memories
Now that my mom has passed away, her nest is empty. Her house, a meeting point for all of us, plenty of great remembrances, is now a sad and solitary place. The place where I used to go to find refuge and solace is gone. Soon it will begin the time of Advent and after...
