Moon Fever

Gainesville

It feels so good and so right to just be home, doing what needs to be done, that it's very tempting to just retire right now with just a few months left to go. There is so much turmoil and strife at work, and somehow, despite my best efforts to keep aloof, I seem to be right in the middle of it. Who needs this? The extra few months of retirement pay hardly seem worth it.

Maybe I'll feel differently in the morning.

Another couple of beautiful days here. Yesterday the cat and I sat outside for while, reading and (in her case) hunting lizards and napping on the concrete in the sun. I got all the Blessings caught up, and and many loads of laundry done.

Heard from Nan yesterday. She and husband #3 (Charlie) have moved to coastal Washington state after living a couple of years in Marin County. They couldn't get a building permit in Marin (they're both architects) so are trying it up there. She seems happy.

We continue to enjoy the new car. It seems its name will be Moon-something -- Moon Unit? Moonbeam? Moon Roof? Half Moon? Full Moon? New Moon? The possibilities seem endless. And the gender has yet to be determined-- maybe it's a switch hitter. The latest marvel we've discovered-- the stereo adjusts the volume according to the background noise. Brilliant!

I'm glad you're transcribing some of Aunt Dottie's letters-- it's good to hear her "voice" again after so long, even if it is on a sad occasion. I had never thought about all the groups that would have been affected by Dan's sudden death, and what a bummer it must have been to have to tell them all.