Sitting outside on the deck this morning. First time this year. It’s so nice to have the leaves back on the trees, and listen to the birds. Yesterday we saw a bluebird out here, just hanging out in my yard. They are so pretty, with their orangish breast, and blue blue wings.

My friend got here yesterday, I will call her K. We sat out here and talked and talked. She wanted to sit in the sun, not under the umbrella. A girl after my own heart, lol. TK he temps got very warm yesterday, finally. It was like summer. Shorts and flipflops. At one point K looked at me and said, “Can you believe this. 50 years later, here we are?” And OMG, it is such a blessing to have people who have known me my whole life. And who I have known that long. She and I met in orchestra in 7^th grade. She played flute, I played viola. We remained friends, good friends, through jr high (now called middle school) and high school and even when we went to college we would visit each other andstay in touch. Then we lost each other, as I did all my peeps from back then, because my ex didn’t want me to have anyone but him in my life, he isolated me, found fault with all of them. But K found me about 10 years ago, and we found out we lived fairly close to each other.

We went to a gong bath last night. I think I did some important letting go, we will see, as the days go on. K thinks I have not yet let him go completely, and I agreed. It is because of the crazy chaotic attempts at communication last week. I have to get back to where I was before that all started. He has so far, honored my request not to contact me, for which I am grateful. Saying the Ho’oponopono for him.

K really enjoyed the gong bath, and while she is not as alternative as me, she is enough that she enjoyed it. There was a woman there who does “toning” and toned during the gong bath. It’s like singing but no words, and free form. It was lovely, but it startled me because I was in such a deep meditation, and there are not normally any human voices there. I liked the toning, but I think I would like it separate from the gongs, just because I always go with so much intention.

Today we’re going to the plant place, Logees, and I’m going to give her a short tour of my town, show her the house where I used to live for 30 years on the lake. Hope I don’t run into my ex, but if I do, I’ll give him the cassette tapes which are still in my car.

And tomorrow Newport, one of my favorite places.

It’s been wonderful to be away from work, feeling out what retirement would be like. Sitting out on the deck, having coffee, eating one of the homemade biscotti she brought me.

My stomach issue is much better. Not completely gone, but I’ve been able to eat whatever I want, though I am still careful. Not taking that one med, and my sugar has been very normal, which is such a blessing.

It’s time to get this day underway. Love and light, all.