October 9th

I'm very much enjoying the month of October. It's no revelation because it is my favorite of months and fall is my best loved season. It feels more like summer during the day, but a chill sets in once the sun goes down noticeably earlier with each passing day. I embrace it because November and December are also in my top three. Tonight the sweetest crescent moon is hanging in the sky.

Ted has a standing Wednesday night tennis match under the lights for as long as the mild temps last. Mike and I are watching the news and feeling extra grateful for our weather. Prayers for all those in Milton's path and Helene's wake. Hazel is happy that the roofers have left for the day and finally has come up from the basement. 

The doorbell rang at 7:30 this morning. I was fast asleep and dreaming that I was at my mom's. She was having a party. I went to answer the door for her. Mike stirred and I realized someone was at the door irl. Minutes later, they were on the roof. They as in a crew of ten. That's when Hazel disappeared. I put in some ear plugs and put two pillows on my head. I wanted to get back to that dream because it was a really good and happy one. My dreams have been vivid and gripping. I have been grooving on my sleep.

The old roof was torn off and the new one just about on when I got home. A hard working crew is a serious force. The new gutters will be up before the end of the week. We are all about getting shit done right now. Yesterday it was landscaping in the back where we had three ailing pine trees removed this spring. The list is long, but we'll keep ticking away at it when we have the energy and the funds.

We've got a really good rhythm going here at Casa Wags...a healthy, happy balance and there is nothing  better than feeling that parity.

All this taking care of business is a reaction to these unpredictable times. We can control our own little lives and our little ecosystem while storms and wars rage around us. I know it's just a tad more evolved version of putting my head in the sand. It's creating the only calm I can while the chaos reigns in the wide world around us. Life is a whirling dervish right now, but only when I get caught up in it. I'm doing my best to keep my sanity and sanctity.