October

Fall is in the air! All of a sudden the lights started going out earlier and earlier and now by 6:30 it is dark.

Since my September post, there has been some good news. Houses have been sold, houses have been purchased, deals have closed, lives can be rebuilt for some. Most of our friends now have jobs and paycheques, some have partners and the happiness they were craving. And we cannot be more grateful that all that has eased for our friends. For other of our friends, we must stay patient and hope that things will work out well soon. We have also just learned of friends on strike. As Rosanne Rosanna Danna used to say, it is always something.

I had a great interview in September, for a great job that would pay well. Haven't heard anything yet, but we will see. I also have - thanks again to wonderful friends - been referred to a few consulting gigs - one in particular that I absolutely love. So, despite being still technically unemployed, I am doing some things that I love, and can maybe refer other people to these jobs.

What a thing employment is. I used to bitch about my job and about having no time and being on call. I used to complain all the time about having no time. I had just started reading a book called something like "Why Am I so Busy All the Time", and then I wasn't. And then one day you land up on the outside, watching everyone else get their lunches and go off to work.

When I was really little, my older brother and I were inseparable. He started going to Kindergarten and I couldn't bear it when he left. So I would frequently sneak out follow him to school. This was back in the day of phone booths and we had one right outside the school. I would curl up in it until I was found or he finished school.

Not working is like that feeling.

We had a fantastic thanksgiving, and had Creampuff home for the weekend. It was beautiful weather and we even entertained a bit.

We even have started to think a bit about the wedding and starting to plan and dream a little.

But I must admit, November is looming. November 8th in particular - the date when it will be one full year since I have had a full-time job. Someone told me the other day that they really thought my little family and I had gotten through this admirably, and that is sweet and such a nice compliment.

And yet all the cogs of all the lives continue to turn and change and grow and you never really know what is around the corner. Maybe that is what is good about this anniversary date coming up - things are looking up - for us all!

And there is always the bite of a fresh juicy fall apple.

In reminiscence, gratitude, reflection and love

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