Anyone.........
feeling the tug of saying good-bye to those family members heading back to school or wherever, should take a look at Dying by Degrees by William Luse. I have a few thoughts of my own to add, but I’m too punchy now, after a day of running around, trying to do school, helping Miss Coty the new dog acclimate to our home (e.g. - dabbing a few odd puddles and taking her out to the side yard, discouraging her from ‘helping’ around the house by licking plates as they go into the dishwasher....) which is a lot like having a toddler, something we haven’t had in about 6 years. Plus there is the ongoing search for the 3 remaining pieces of Victorian hand-tooled tin tinsel before I can finally close up the ornament box.