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It looks as if you have to go completely out of California to get away from the smoke. Mom, Suzanne and I were planning to head north today, to the cemetery in Hopland, but that’s where most of the smoke is coming from, and we weren’t going to be allowed into that area, even if we’d been foolish enough to try it. But we weren’t, so we headed south instead, and had lunch in Sausalito. There was still smoke in the air down there, but it wasn’t as thick as it is here, so it was kind of a relief.
And it was a good day to be together, away from the stresses of everyday life. All three of us have had a difficult week (or more), for different reasons, but we enjoy each other’s company. We’ve known each other for well over half a century, after all, and we don’t have to pretend or hold back our feelings or say things we don’t really mean. All that would be silly, because we know who we are and we accept each other. It feels a little like breathing fresh air, smoke or no smoke.
On the way back from Sausalito, we stopped and tried to get me a cell phone. I have a readymade spot on the family plan, but until now I haven’t had the phone to go with it. And, thanks to a colossal mix-up at the store, where apparently there aren’t quite enough clues to go around, all I have is a plan, and a phone reserved for me.
There are still steps that need to be taken, but at some point it will all come together. Anyway, I’ve done without a cell phone for nine and a half months short of sixty years, so I can do without one for a while longer. (But please, don’t let the Boss know I’m getting one. I don’t need to have him able to reach me any more often than he already can.) |
