It's So Very Quiet

It has been an odd day. Back to school for the kidlets - Jared into Grade 7 and Kaitlynn into Grade 10. The morning came and went as quickly as the summer. Time - could you please slow down a little?

I went into town to check out the grocery store which is under new ownership.  I picked up several groceries and wished Deb and Kurt well.  It sure is nice to see friendly faces in there and I genuinely hope they succeed. It was a strange feeling on my walk from there to the post office. A sidewalk I've been down a thousand times as a kid. There was no one around and I remembered Grandpa. I thought of stopping in to visit Dad, but reconsidered and decided that was enough for one day.

I got home, called my sister Amy who announced she is coming for a visit this Thursday. She plans to come to my plance in the morning and then Dad's towards noon and they are going out to the farm for something. I offered to pack a picnic and join them. I'm really not sure what inspired me to do that, but here I am looking forward to it.

Amy has decided she wants to collect old pictures and so I offered what I have.  Of course, this lead quickly to tears as I strolled down memory lane. Oy, what a mess, but I managed to keep that walk quite short. Odd that the Thursday we're getting together at the farm would have been Mom's 61st birthday.

Picking a few pumpkins cheered me up.

 

Perfect loaves always make me smile.



Jared was disappointed that he didn't get picked up in the yard.