LJ Idol, Week 2: Spoons

[thistle_verse]

Mint green walls, a few shades too bright. White and gray flecked tile, mopped and bleached every night, easily sanitized. She taps the spoon on the edge of the porcelain, lets the excess milk drip back into the bowl. The oatmeal is too thin today

Comments

[adoptedwriter]

This is awesome! My MIL has Alzheimer's...mid to later stage. She has to be fed now. I can totally relate to this. AW

[thistle_verse]

I'm sorry to hear that about your MIL. That's a really tough situation for everyone.

Thank you so much!

[alycewilson]

Oh, how sweet! Perfectly captures the feeling she has for him as well as the way that memories can return with the most surprising triggers amongst those suffering from Alzheimer's or senile dementia.

[thistle_verse]

Thank you!! I'm glad it rang true for you.

[murielle]

Oh, you made my cry. Such a beautiful ending.

I love this story. I hope it goes on and on and on.

So very beautifully written.

[thistle_verse]

Thank you so much for the wonderful comment!!

[whipchick]

This is beautiful - that opening paragraph in particular is such a terrific visual image that moves in and in and then the oatmeal is just heartbreaking.

[thistle_verse]

Thank you!!

[prog_schlock]

Oh wow, there is an amazing power in music to sometimes bring back strong memories - this is true of certain smells or tastes, too but music seems to be particularly powerful. I mean, its not a magic cure for everything, but its power is undeniable.

I've been sharing music, but instead of music I'm going to share one of my favorite brief videos about the power of music and memory: