Sunday, August 17, 2025  

      My younger brother and sister are visiting. Our age differences no longer matter. We are just the family’s old folks now.  My late 70’s brother is still working full time.  So strange that our parents are no longer around to buffer us from old age. And dying.  Our kids talk about their retirement plans. I miss being younger. Both siblings complain about getting stuck in huge traffic jams when driving to Monterey.  Yep, Car week.

     I tell my brother I think I am dying.  He says no, you are not dying.  He is a doctor and should know.  Then why do I feel so sick. You will get over it, he tells me. We sit in the living room talking and laughing.

     I am given a new support animal, by my sister in law, a guinea pig like soft creature to add to my chickens.  I am well protected.

     This morning, they will return, our conversations are not over.  We watch the last two episodes of OUTRAGEOUS in the evening. Such a satisfying series.