In contrast—not sunny

 

Back yard early

But we we’ll see what the day brings. Already had a wonderful episode of the Flaubert Report, my favorite from Lee. And the beneficence of Castor oil;  nasty I know, but I’m truly grateful  A&E conference starts today although I’m not going to participate. Webinar tonight. Busy hair day tomorrow for  both Red and me. 

New looks:

C’s birthday. She said these are her chemo curls.

S’s new glasses. First ones, progressives

Rainy day blues?

 

Another autumn still life, yesterday

So pretty, on Sac trail

We have and will have steady cold rain until tomorrow evening. It’s pleasant actually but niggles my mind to be tranquil about not walking or cleaning or decluttering. 

   Check out Catholic charities and Southern Maine agency on aging for helpers didn’t get very far. Do you need to get into Aon? Maybe tomorrow Thursday and Friday will be very busy. Hope my car is ready as promised Friday

Come back

 

Hit the floor.

 More comfy than the bed?!!

Calmer day

 

Autumn still life, today on our walk

  3:30 am heart to heart with A really eased my overwhelm tremendously. Lawyer, D, came down to help. It’s not an in alloyed help, but I won’t go into to the vagaries of that relationship. 

   The rain is peaceful tonight. I’m walking less. I posted a new album on his YouTube channel, really good music. S is visiting by phone. A blessed day. 

Good night/ good morning

 

WHS from shortcut walk 

to Hannaford long before bedtime 

Plans & Purchases

Trying on. S pic

I keep making them. Even if they give me a stomachache

So don’t forget this one

 

Sleepyhead this morning

Two calls from S this morning As usual, asking for money. This time the biweekly deposit early Not to mention, we already deposited for glasses on Monday  I don’t see you saying no ever just hope the stock market keeps going up which you did yesterday 1K. May be this is the price we’re paying for being irresponsible parents in childhood. Let me find that video by Rabbi Josh Gordon About educating children, the last two minutes were interrupted when I was walking Red after our Rainy morning turned sunny. I’m also waiting for Bill W regarding the retaining wall now

  He has come and gone. Inspires confidence, but it won’t be cheap and the big problem is getting equipment into the backyard especially since it will mess up D’s yard

JG’s morning

 

JG’s pic

My young friend JG texted me a funny story this morning:   he just went to Aldi’s and got there 20 minutes before it opened. A crowd of women waited outside, he was the only man. His mom had asked him to pick up a package of Halloween Need Ohs, which are squishy fidget toys. The ladies jammed in first, grabbed them, and yelling “we got them all!,” as they left him empty handed , avec rien, mit zilch, nada; he did not get a single one.  He’s laughing about it, but it’s disappointing.  He laughed at my labels of them as shopaholics and retail maniacs 

Reminds me of the old  Cabbage Patch dolls days for A and me. Then threes the old 1996 Schwarzenegger and Sinbad movie, Jingle All the Way. 

Wash, rinse, repeat

 

Rock Row yesterday noon

Ditto

I posted only the photo yesterday, a space holder, and never got back to it. I realized at one point late in the day how desperately fast the feeling of time/events passing was running, like I wanted to clutch the day with my hands and shake it and shout “slow down!”  I will go back to that post now to describe some of the events. May be reviewing them slows them down

Just to open it up

 

Autumn on our trail this year, Oct 3 

Roll back the day, from Tuesday. 

Morning auto trivia and cel mediation s with Chabad Torah Simchat add in very appreciated   Tads of business —fluxe emails, Brody called about retaining wall, googled ways to sell stuff.  Five stop car run: PO, bank, Market Basket, city hall to vote, McD for lunch. Walked Red everywhere. Home read in garage:  strange big drop, big plops sun shower, like joust over our heads nowhere else. No real cluttering but 2 each clothing items; A does not want to just let them go; we are not on the same page for this disposal project of mine. Supper —fluff San and milky stuff at 9:30,  before and after webinar. Liked the webinar, told my Ibrahim story at beginning, launched sending discussion at end. No meeting next week due to conference. C and Nola visited.  Go to bed

   S had her 2nd chemo today and seemed very zen. Nephew JW must have had his jaw fix surgery today. DB lost her 56 year old stepson, another of a long run of disasters for her. We re all suffering. Look for the joy with the grief. 

S’s Sunday Supper