I'm overwhelmed by the outpouring of kindness I'm seeing here and in various Facebook groups about my recent losses. Thank you so much for thinking about my tiny family in our hour of need. This last week has been harder than I thought thanks to the bureaucracy of death as we meet with this person or call that organization, and during all that it's been lovely to see your kind thoughts arriving in my inbox to remind me about what's really important. You really are the loveliest readers, and I am so grateful to have you and this blog!

I'll be back shortly as I need to write to keep my sanity. I'll be answering comments and, I hope, writing posts early next week again. I'm almost finished the e-zine for my Patreon accout, and I hope to take the last pictures for it on Sunday.
I know I've said it a hundred times but thank you so much for your kindness and generosity of spirit. Your compassion has made the most brutal month of my life less horrible.

Thank you, Michele, for the beautiful flowers. They are bringing happiness and lovely fragrances to our home. 

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