45429 + 7

My mom died on May 17, 2024. 45429 is the result of entering 5/14/2024 into Excel, then converting the date to a general number. My intention going forward is to post every Friday—every seventh day—a photo taken that day for as long as I want (or need) to. Incidentally, 7 is also the number by which I count back from 100 to stave off panic.

Blurry photo of a living room…bare calves and feet with blue polish on the toenails and legs propped up on houndstooth ottoman, cream area rug with blue and sepia swirls on wood floor, guitar cases, gray cat and light blue plastic cat toy, closet door with full-length mirror showing reflection of part of an exercise bike, plastic fan on top of stereo set on floor, white media stand with flat-screen TV showing scene from Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries.