Nine Years
Thoughts about today’s ninth anniversary of Patrick’s passing.
Category: Reflections
Thoughts, reflections, memories, and testimonials about Patrick Meadows and Stephanie Shepard.
An Image for Some Creative Type
It’s August 2025 and I just stumbled across this old recording dated 6 May 2017 describing a brief scene from Patrick’s post-burial reception.
Eight Years
A few thoughts about the eighth anniversary of Patrick’s death.
Five Years On
How can it be? How can today already be the fifth anniversary of Patrick’s passing, when we still mourn him, when his voice still fills our ears, his letters fill our eyes, his drawings still encourage, his wine glasses still complete our evenings with their use? How can it be five years when so much […]
Patrick’s 87th Birthday
Today is Patrick’s 87th birthday. Last night, I watched again the Memorial Service in Deia, listened again to him describing how the point of his life was to meet Stephanie, and watched again a short video shot near the place he died, to reflect again on the beauty of the setting where he chose to […]
Fourth Anniversary
The episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation I saw last night involved the loss of a father. Since today is the fourth anniversary of Patrick’s death, I found the coincidence curious. I have been meaning to write on this day, about that event, but as usual words failed to materialize. I was talking with […]
Concert Photos from Gabriel
A lovely note and photos from Gabriel Martí Borràs, along with pictures from a concert in the Deia church.
Three Years Ago
Thoughts of Patrick’s passing on the third anniversary of his death.
Helping
A memory of a visit by Patrick in which he helped me with a tree.
Patriotic Thoughts
My patriotic thoughts. A little late posting here, but written for 4th. Patriotism is not about the size of our flag, the songs we sing, the fireworks we explode, or our prideful boasts claiming “we’re number one.” Patriotism is about living the ideals of our founding fathers, of having a welcoming heart and open arms, […]
A Recent Comment about an Old Post
I recently received a thoughtful comment on one of my old posts. Since I try to apply actual dates to things I add here (as referenced by the “Reset Date Later” tag), some things get buried pretty far down in the history so you may not have noticed it. This particular comment was in reference […]
For the Anniversary of My Death (Two Years)
Patrick loved the poetry of W. S. Merwin, so when my friend Terry sent me a link to this poem, I knew that it needed to be shared here, on the anniversary of Patrick’s passing. The following link is an authorized reprint, found on the Poetry Foundation web site. For your convenience, I’ve also included […]
I Had a Great Respect for Your Father
I received this lovely note from Lynn Habian, concert pianist, on Christmas Eve and am posting it here with her permission. My husband and I send our sincere deepest condolences to you and your family. I spoke to your father many times, on the island and from the States. I’m a pianist who played at […]
Patrick’s California Memorial
In late June 2017, Abby, Julie and Rui visited California. In addition to the usual fun-for-kids stuff like Disneyland, horseback riding (three times, including once up to the Hollywood sign), going to the beach, and checking out the stars on Hollywood Blvd, we were able to visit with Julie’s brother, explore San Francisco, and go […]
December Dream
A short dream I had at 1:00 AM on 6 Dec 2018.