Departures of another kind..

My grandmother has finally departed this world, after having a heart attack about 3 months ago that took most of what strength she had left in her body. I was getting so sure that I would get to see her one last time before she died...I was wrong.

The last time I saw my grandmother was actually over 2 years ago, during the summer of 2004. It seems like such a short time ago... all the while I've been jet-setting around the world, I've forgotten about time in Norway. It is as though time there stands still and now I realise that it doesn't.

I will remember her as a strong woman, the one she was before my grandfather died, a terrificly scary woman.. Hehe. We didn't get along very well when I was a kid, as I was stubborn and refused to do things that she told me to do as long as I did not see the point in doing them. When I got older, our relationship changed, the woman had changed, she was happy to see me when I came to visit and we had some nice times together. I'll remember her fondly.