The food is put away. I made sure of that. The tables are still full of wine bottles and glasses, beer bottles, and empty Bloody Mary glasses. They’re on the tables outside, and it’s too dark for me to see to get them. I’ll go out in the morning and finish up the clean-up. I know my sister will sleep late tomorrow, she was feeling no pain tonight when she went to bed. But in the end, there was plenty of food, wonderful friends and conversation, music, and dancing on her patio/deck.

We all had a good time, and ate well. There is so much to be grateful for. So many people are still so upset over this election, and, yeah, sure, I am too. To a degree. I won’t let it take over my life, and become my primary focus. It’s important to me to maintain peace, kindness, generosity of spirit, and love, always love, in my own corner of the world. I still think that’s all we can do at the moment, to extend love in our spheres of human interaction, to counter the ugliness that has taken front and center in this country. It’s time to rest, to lay down, to sleep, and get ourselves strong to fight the first chance we have.

Life will always be what we make of it. Even with an asshole for a president, we can have good lives if we craft them that way.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Love and light

Such a warm sunny day. Changed from jeans to a skort this afternoon. I sat in the sun, with my book. Fell asleep in the sun for awhile. It was just so nice out.

At the end of the day, the pumpkin pies were made, the butternut squash and the gravy. I made the stuffing before I came here yesterday, so that’s done. Everyone is bringing a dish, so we aren’t left with a whole lot of stuff to do, which is cool.

Once we got all that done, we went out by the pool, one of my sis’s neighbors came over and we had wine and conversation. She is from Canada, and will be here tomorrow. She is a hockey player, about 50, and just won a bronze medal at the World Masters tournament in hockey. Like every other Canadian I’ve ever known, she was sweet, humble, polite and kind. We had a lot in common it seemed. I like my sisters friends a lot.

I love my new friends in Gulfport. So many of the people I meet there though, made no plans whatsoever for their retirement, and are living day to day. Not all of them, but a lot of them. I’d be freaking out if I hadn’t made arrangements over my lifetime to be able to retire without worry. I guess I’m not quite as laid back as a lot of people.

I’m upset that over the winter they peacocks were rounded up and taken away. I guess some people didn’t like their low cawing at 4 AM. Lots of them didn’t like the mess they made, because they tended to congregate in certain peoples homes and yards. But I have always been enchanted to drive down the street, or walk out the door, or to the beach and encounter a flock of these beautiful birds. I have seen one or two, but the rest are gone, sadly. The first day I was ever here, and we drove down the street, I said to my sister, “Oh, everyone should live where peacocks run free.” Well, no more, sadly.

I’m missing my son a lot. It is too weird to have this holiday without him. He’s got plans but not big ones. Not going anywhere, although he’s been asked by a number of people. Idk if he just feels weird being at someone else’s home. Well, he needs to adjust. I told him I’d tell him how to make stuffing if he wanted to cook a turkey with his friends, but he didn’t take me up on it.

I am feeling so grateful though, to be here at my sisters. First Thanksgiving we’ve had together in 45 or so years. It feels good. I know my mom is happy about this. And my dad. I’m grateful for many things, many blessings. My life is such a joy.

Love and light.

People at work are still messaging me about the drama that goes on there. I am cordial, polite. But honestly, it seems like another lifetime when I had to get up, rush out of the house, drive through rush hour traffic, and work a 9 or 10 hour day. It is so remote to me.

Life now is getting up early. Sitting in my nightgown, doing a morning meditation, writing. I’ve not been making sunrise lately, but I have managed to get to the water, walk along the beach. Sit and gather myself. Work is so far from my mind.

I just heard that Hillary’s popular vote now shows she has won by over 2 million. It’s absurd the way we elect people in this country. Hopefully this will open people’s eyes to see what needs to be done, though I’m not counting on it. Perhaps the coming years with the creep will help more people to see, and the change made, so that the person who wins, actually wins. If we still have a country left in 4 years. I feel like our governmental checks and balances are wicked out of balance. Maybe I should send reiki, lol.

Looking forward to spending the day with my sis. Every time I come here she loads me with stuff, lol. For the first time in our lives, at least as adults, we wear the same size clothes. (She’s gained a little, I’ve lost a lot.) So she had cleaned out her closet of stuff she didn’t wear anymore, and told me to take what I wanted. So now I have a bunch of new-to-me t-shirts, which I needed! Because I’m sick of all my old clothes. I didn’t really buy any new clothes in the last year because I didn’t want to move them. Plus she gave me a rug for my guest room, and a couple more paintings. A few scarves.

And she’s giving me some plants she has had to cut back, so I can plant them in my yard. Big lillies. Cool.

Life is good. Maybe we can go for a walk on the beach today, or around her neighborhood. Make the pies, take a nap, sip on some wine later in the day. Sounds like a rough life, doesn’t it?

Love and light….

What was it she heard?

A crow hollering at dusk

“Lies” it cried. “All lies.”