December is a hard month for us. Because of the Christian life we are striving to live, we do not 'celebrate' the holidays. Research shows that the Christmas holiday is originally a pagan holiday around the winter solstice. It was a way of merging the Christian with the pagan, making it easier to swallow for the merging traditions. not for us. Besides it also all about family, we have no immediate family in the area, so it's just the two of us.
The house is still on the market, with inquiries almost daily. One of these days, the appointed buyer will walk through the door and give us a check.
In the meantime....
DH is writing a book and I have begun creative work again.
We spent a weekend at the local Fairground Flea Market, selling some of the last of the 'unwanted' items from the house. Did rather well, having sold almost all of it, the little remaining items we took by the Salvation Army shop as a donation.
Anyway, while sitting there under our little tent, we chatted about me unpacking my jewelry/knitting items and raw materials, spend a few hours of each day getting my imagination set free...and when I get a small stockpile, spend Saturdays at the Flea Market selling the finished items. The rent is only $25/day and would be a way to get some exposure and some critique of my items.
We started this almost immediately and I'm getting a stockpile started. Now for the weather to cooperate.
We met a nice couple, living off the grid, this past summer, while camping at the Fairground campground. They have returned to town for the winter and phoned to let us know they were in town and wanted to plan a visit. Nice!
Now for the sad news....just rec'd word of the passing of a former co-worker. We worked together, starting in 1979, until the plant closed in 2000. We saw each other through divorce/childbirth/death/good times and bad. She will be sorely missed by all whose lives she touched. RIP SD...1956-2014. I was told that she had slipped away in her sleep. I know that there were times of great despair and trouble in her past, and to be fortunate to slip away peacefully is a blessing for her and her family. Thoughts and prayers to the family. I have the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel movie playing in the background. As I am writing this, the scene where Graham Dashwood has passed and the Heron bird is flying away...brings sadness & joy for SD..as her spirit is now free.
With the end of December and the end of 2014 just a few days away...all this makes one reflect on your own life and where you are with God, family, loved ones....life in general.
I want to strive for a New Year's resolution....which I never do...but I want to make a point to write more. Having my voice stifled for the most of my life, I'm getting it back and hopefully with a vengeance...DH says that I need to write and let out all the thoughts/musings/opinions that only he has been privileged to hear!
so here's to more writing!
Laters!
