Happy First Day of Autumn!

Open Letters

You should go read this.



Punky thinks it is hilarious!

it was February just a moment ago...

I swear it was February just a moment ago... Wasn't it? I came home today to find that R had bought tiny pumpkins for the girls. Looking at the calendar, I finally noticed that this strange old summer's days really are numbered.

Given the way that it has gone, I am... not glad,.... but..... relieved that the summer will be over. This has been a hard year to bear for the ones I love.

I've been thinking about W. H. Auden lately....

"....The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood....."

It's been a hard year.