My father has passed away. It is much too soon for me to write about him; I can’t find the words. But over the years he has figured in many Tell Me Another stories. Taken collectively, I think they convey something of his character, interspersed (in italics) with some favorite songs of Dad’s and some of mine.
To Dad, with Love
Sucking Lemons and Quoting Shaw
So Many Things Have Disappeared
Jaggery Coconut, Nectar of the Gods
The Bay of Biscay and the Gully Gully Man
Greece in the 60s: Expats and Other Animals
Cookbooks, Immigrants, and Improvisation
“Heuch, Heuch!” (and other family lingo)
An Immigrant’s Reflections on Independence Day
Thoughts on Fathers and Fatherhood
Tell Me Another 
I am so sorry to hear about your father Josna. Thinking of you and sending you love.
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I am so sorry to hear of your loss.
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Thank you for your kind sympathy. xo
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So sorry to hear this.
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Thank you very much.
At this time Home, as in Dad’s place of origin, feels closer in some respects, not farther away as I had feared.
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Josna, my deepest condolences. It took me years and years to write of my own father and the day he passed away are still fresh in my mind.
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Thank you so much. Yes, this is something that doesn’t fade. I hope and trust that memories and feelings of their presence are also there for us, after the initial grief recedes.
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I will enjoy reading these sweetheart. Hugs and love xxxx
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Hugs right back, darling.
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such a presence in your life. he will be there.
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Thank you, bine, for reminding and reassuring me.
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