I'm besotted

I won't deny it.

And, even though I know it can't last,

I'm determined to enjoy

all the fleeting beauty I can

while they're here.

Just glancing around the house

and seeing them

has lifted my heart...

and makes my camera

VERY happy!

I'm heeding friends advice and taking it easy

OK,

except for listening to the news

which I should never do

unless I want my blood pressure

to reach stroke level

and, except for going to work

which has the same effect...

come to think of it,

let me rephrase...

I'm doing the best I can !

But I can do better,

so

I'm headed 'up North'

to be with extended family -

my real family -

the brother I inherited
when I married,

his wife, my true sister,

and their 6 children...

and their children,

ones who have been there,

through disagreements,

divorce

and

deaths.

The ones whose love for me runs true and deep.

It will be going home - even if I never lived there.

I live in their hearts, they in mine,

and that makes it 'home'.

Trust me,

I know exactly how blessed I am

to have them!

I'll be back in a few days.