November 2, 2026

Life on the farm.

I had a very active weekend and I woke up this morning feeling almost back to normal.  And if it weren't for the severe pain in my right leg, I would say I'm in pretty good health, but by 1 I needed to sleep.  I took a long nap.

I woke up because people were looking for me, which was a good thing because I would have slept through the entire afternoon.  Once again I got nothing done that I needed to get done.  So frustrating.

Someone smashed Clara's car in front of LAVA today.  Really sucks.  It's just not easy to be carless in Franklin County, as I well know.  Hopefully, the insurance companies with get on it quickly.

This was the first time I've seen Beth's turkeys.  I've heard a lot of stories about them, but here they are.  They are quite beautiful.  

The ride was lovely this afternoon.  It was over 60 and sunny and the colors are really tipping into November.  I killed more mosquitoes today than I have all summer, not that I spent much time outdoors this year.  

Just talking to Kevin and remembering that it was a year ago he had his heart procedure.  This entire year was taken up with medical issues from me to one friend after  another.  I heard about three friends with major medical issues today.  I don't think it's going to end now.  I think this age is just riddled with it.  In the old days, we died, now we keep going back to the hospital for another procedure. 

Kind of a travesty.   I also haven't learned how to not take in all of the hurting.  I want to be sensitive to it and to recognize other peoples' pains, but I don't want to be crippled by it, I have enough of my own to contend with.  I have to go back to working on resilience because that is what I've been loosing.    

Drove back down  the mountain and went to the graveyard to watch the sunset at 4:30.  The time change made the sun come up a little earlier this morning and set a little earlier, but to have it jump an hour is hard.  I sat in the graveyard for over an hour and watched it.   It was subtle today, and I was home by 5.   OK.  Time to get new lightbulbs.

The Christmas cacti are blooming this year.  I'm so happy. The last couple of years have not been that full, but it looks like by Thanksgiving both of mine will be heavy with flowers.   What should I do this Thanksgiving?