October 2024

I entombed my Aunt and Uncle last week. It was somber but loving. I will miss them, but they are together, hanging out in a mausoleum for a long while. I think they'd like that. They were sort of hang-out kind of people. It was nice to be Upstate in the fall. All that beautiful death. People get freaked out when people see the beauty of the Door. I think they think it's some sort of suidice adoration. LOl. It's anything BUT! She teaches all is born and all will die. Stories start and end. They must. Required. Knowing that, loving that, makes every moment sweeter and important.  Like a todo list of love. Embrace Embrace! Right????I need focus on...

SO, I met this Tree Dude in Descanso Gardens. He was minding his own business, and I had to say hi. He seemed happy to be noticed. To notice. To pay attention. To be mindful. These are things I am repeating this summer. A habit that was hard to hold in the chaos of change. Excellent change, but nonetheless...