Re: Dux

TWO VERY LOOSELY DEFINED WORDS:

Redux: revisit

Re:Dux: all about Dux, aka, the Mister’s mother.

We “redux-ed” to Arlington Cemetery some years ago.  And during that visit, it was totally “Re:Dux.“

As the family gathered at the gravesite to inter Dux’s ashes, we decided it was a perfect time to eat, laugh, drink and share happy memories.   We were there, after all, to celebrate the lives of two quite wonderful people.

After the ceremony, on our way to the restaurant, we passed a building called The Torpedo Factory.  Not surprisingly, it manufactured torpedoes during the war.  It has since been transformed into a very active and creative “incubator” for budding artists.

I decided to pop into the Torpedo Factory and take a quick peek. “I’ll just be a second,” I remember saying.  Dux knew of my propensity to “shop,” so I felt sure she’d forgive this slight transgression.

Those few “seconds” resulted in a purchase which has given us untold pleasure through the years. It’s a big piece.  And it’s since graced five houses.   Most importantly, we have the fun of thinking of Dux every day.

So, we ask ourselves?  Was it pure chance that we were in Arlington when the artist was showing her work?  Or was it Dux, gently pushing us to take that little side excursion so we’d have something to remind us of her?  Something of note?  Something to love?  On our walls?  Every single day?

The answer doesn’t matter, of course.  It all hangs together quite nicely however you choose to look at it.

PS – Should you be interested, I recalled more about Dux in a blog a little over two years ago.