Not too much to report.

School starts next week, the womanchild gets back from Orlando tomorrow night and work is still in high gear. Had a good conversation with the boss about promotions and such. We'll see if there is enough follow through to get me my well deserved prize.

I cleaned out my garage on Saturday - give me a cheer!!! It was so full of old clothes, papers, wood, carpet, books and general trash that it took 4 hours of sorting and 3 strong men to load it up and cart it away. But now, when Mom and I pull into the driveway it is like our own little bit of heaven. Nothing to bang our shins upon or snag a sandaled toe. Just open and empty garage space - such small things bring enormous pleasure.

On another note, I've started watching The Closer the past few weeks. Tonight, the man our heroine loves has asked her to marry him. It was such a sweet and well timed proposal I've got tears in my eyes. I do wonder why, craggy as I am, I still hope for Love that is romantic and sweet.

I'd have thought that I would have given up on all that Hallmark induced madness by the ripe old age of 50. But, try as I might to extinguish it, my heart still sparks and warms at the idea that there is a man who would understand, Love and care for me with abandon. I wonder what that's all about - real possibility or the last vestiges of mass hypnosis /socialization/
brainwashing?

Shift/change - I decided to expand my horizons and went to a Buddist meditation recently. Wasn't my first time ever, but the first since arriving in the bible-belted south. It was wonderful and I felt right at home. Funny how one spiritual practice seems to come more naturally than another. I appreciated the time I spent studying the bible (becasue I never really understood the teaching before coming down here), but it doesn't really feel like my path.

Well, that's it for me folks. Be very well each and every day.