Hello Women,
I was home for a couple of weeks but now I'm back in SoCal. Lisa is getting better but still not able to manage some daily living tasks. I devoutly hope that she recovers enough in the next 3 weeks that I will be able to go home and not turn right back around.
While I was home, we had a very scary interlude with forest fire. Ugh, the city was filled with acrid smoke that stuck around for far too long. The fires were too close for comfort. My cousin's daughter, son-in-law, three kids, two dogs and a cat were evacuated and moved in with the cousin. Nice that they had a place to go but scary!
My poor state and beautiful forests! So much destruction, so much death and despair. Some people have lost everything and we have all lost a precious treasure. Same story in California. It's horrible.
Oregon is getting some rain, which is so desperately needed. California hasn't gotten a drop. It all feels so dire. But, the whole country, indeed, the whole world, feels so dire right now. This downward slide is getting steeper. Is this how it all ends? In firestorms and flooding, under the control of dictators and fascists? What a terrible thought.
I'm struggling to find the good these days. My country is a toxic mess. The pandemic runs rampant here, virtually unrestrained. I won't mention politics because ... it's beyond bad. I'm sorry that this sounds depressing. It is depressing.
I guess I'll just have to consider myself lucky to be able to spend time with my lifelong pal. No, it's not quality time, but it's a lot of hanging out together and I'll count that as a plus.
