Another year has slipped away, much of it spent in political thought, study, reading and writing. As grandma always said, no sense crying about spilt milk but I feel a sense of despair as I see the America I grew up in slipping away ..turning into something that looks like another country and not a very nice one at that. So much hatred and anger, and a war that grows more disheartening every day.
We don't own the world and the sooner we admit it, the better. Everyone does not want to be like us, even though most Americans do not believe it.
Fall is nearly gone now, the skeletons of the bare hardwoods are gray and drab, dull and dreary on some days but at least a few days have still had the brilliant blue skies that make even those empty branches seem beautiful. Kinda like an old movie star with wrinkles and graying hair who goes into a makeup room and is transformed for a moment in time into a breathtakingly beautiful young goddess again...Elizabeth Taylor turned 29 for the day!
Speaking of bright days, I finally broke down and ordered a goLight which I hope will help me combat my S.A.D. this winter. I am so tired of feeling as though I am under 8 feet of water from January until Spring's sunshine days are back again. I KNOW I need to get up from my chair and clean, exercise, work on my hobbies, cook and bake and DO things but it is as though I am caught in a vise. Once the bright sunny days appear, I am back to my old self but our long gray winters are stealing precious days and I need to do something about it. Hence, the litebox, on sale at Costco and hopefully on it's way to NY State.
Spent 3 hours today shampooing that darn living room rug and it still looks spotty but the Christmas chalkware collection goes up in here next week and on the last Monday of the month, 2 of our daughters and maybe our grandaughter will be here to trim at least 1 or 2 of the trees, set up the Christmas Village, put out Santas and Snowmen on the shelves over the dining room doors and on the hutch, bring out the fabric Santas and set them up in the living room and laugh, talk, drink tea and eat and laugh some more..I look forward to it every year. The teddy bears of Christmas are waiting to take their turn as soon as I get the teddy bear room cleaned out and pack away the summer and fall bears. Everyone in the bear family has to spend at least a few months a year in the "Vacation Houses" [really big tupperware tubs] because I have so many. A few of them have gone to new homes and a few more will be going this year...somebody else will have somebody to love!
That's all for tonight, want to finish reading "Skipping Christmas" [even though I think I can guess how it will turn out] before calling it a day.
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