We are our own shelter...

Saturday-- I'm still in my flannel nightgown, sipping a hot cup of coffee. That was my goal, and here I am, achieving it!

There's a lot of things on my mind, most of them state, national, international-- and I am not prepared to talk about many of them, at least not in an indelible, digital way. Let's just say that they are all heartbreaking, wrong, hurtful things. 

And I can do little about any of them. 

I think we are all feeling that way, and have been for some time. I know I write often about what we can do at the local level, and I also know that most of you (all?) feel the same way I do about all the things I'm not going to write about. So, I'll just smile and nod. You get me. And I appreciate that so much. 

So, positive things: I will do my darndest to get the last of the solar lights out today; It should take just a few minutes, so I'm pretty sure I can handle it. I will pop out to the grocery and pick up some things I need for the "regular" groceries (Thanksgiving stuff is another whole ball of wax.) I may go to the movies. One thing I know for sure, is that I am NOT rushing anything today. The last several weeks have been a mad rush from one thing to another, and I'm knackered, as our staunchly stolid British friends might say. 

Tomorrow, after I read at church, G and I are going to make another attempt at going to Tilton to hit up BJs and go out to lunch. I'm still debating whether I want to wander around the humongous store or if I want to pre-order and just pick up the things on my list. He's voting for walking it. We'll see. 

At any rate, it's Saturday. Take the day and just dwell, if you are able. My coffee cup is empty, so I'm going to go refill it and continue enjoying hanging out in my flannels. 

Have a wonderful day. Hold your loved ones tightly-- the world is stripping us bare in the wind, and we need to be shelter for one another. 

C