I seem to be having rather an odd evening.
Many things are as expected. Bill’s off doing the techy male bonding thing. Iron Chef is on tv. The big dogs are snoring gently, as close as possible to the air conditioning vents.
A couple of things are different.
I sliced a significant gash in the tip of my left ring finger a couple of hours ago. (Who knew mixed media journals could be dangerous???) This makes the creation of tomorrow’s blog post more challenging than usual.
And, my head is swimming in stories I wish my Dad knew.
He passed on before Dave graduated from Vet School, which he would have loved. And, while he was a huge fan of Kelly’s, he never met our girls. They would have lit up his heart, for sure.
And I’ve been busy learning new things and new stories, many of which would, I suspect, have been puzzles for him.
Me, the artist? The counselor/coach? The author?
Me, the collector of ancestor stories I’d bet my last nickel he never imagined?
Me, the blatantly liberal political activist?
Let’s just say that I suspect there are some things we would disagree about.
There is one, though, that I imagine he’d go for.
It’s the tank top my buddy Daphne is wearing in the photo.
Able to choose.
Granted, it might have meant something different to him than the first thing that comes to mind just now. And that’s okay. It means many things to me, too!
But that’s the way I remember him most. Able to choose.
So, tomorrow, the Legendary Husband/Dad/Grampy and I will go have lunch on our favorite sidewalk – hoping there are homemade Vidalia onion rings! – and spend a bit of time wandering down memory lane with those who came before us and planning some time with those who are making their own ways in the world these days.
And, then, more making space, in my world, for that which is being created within me.
Blessings to you and yours from me and mine!
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pps… need a tank top? Daphne will set you up! Just click here! (It comes in several colors and lots of sizes!)