Rudi’s mom died tonight. We were with her when she went, and we had some good days with her before the end, but it’s still a crushing blow for our family. I’ll be going dark here for a bit while we figure out how to move forward with her loss.
Hugs to you, my dear readers, and hugs to your loved ones, as well.
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic from That Artsy Reader Girl asks us to share the ten most recent books we’ve added to our collections:
How about you? What have been some recent additions to your bookshelves?
Rudi got some time off to clear his head yesterday morning, and I got some this afternoon, when I spent a couple hours at a cafe reading and luxuriating in the sunshine.
This is the view behind me of the Uintas:
And this is off toward the west and the Oquirrhs (pronounced like ochres):
We’re out in Salt Lake dealing with some family stuff that is taking a lot of mental and emotional energy — but it’s not my story to share. For the next little while, I’m probably going to go light on content, so my apologies for that.
Three beautiful things from today:
1. When I arrived to see Rudi’s mom, she was eating with gusto the dumplings that the aide had made especially for her.
2. Salt Lake has put a mask mandate into place, which makes me much happier about being indoors.
3. I got to walk in the sun a bit today.
Someday, someone’s going to write on my gravestone, “Really liked sleeping on couches.”
