midgeling: life in a shoe.

Do you ever talk to dead people? I know most of us probably talk to people we have known and loved after they are gone. But do you ever have one-sided conversations with people who have passed that you never really knew well? I guess I am one of the crazy few.

I did that a couple of days ago. I talked to a friend's parent who has been gone for a while now. I asked to keep an eye on him, and help him not feel so lonely. Then, as I was walking back in my house to sit and finish working, I said "Well, I don't know if you even heard me, but if you did, thanks for listening."

As I sat down in my chair, I swear I smelled flowers. It was like someone had put a bunch of freshly cut flowers right under my nose. Like a dork, I started sniffing like crazy and looking around the room. Nope. Nobody and nothing in the room. The smell faded, and I got the sense that was this person's way of telling me I was heard. Maybe I am just nuts.