Today dawned gray and gloomy. It was misty and raining on and off all day, so no jogging for me today. Any excuse will do, really.
We talked with a consultant to plan our will this morning. Weird, trying to plan an unseeable future. Rather sobering, thinking about our own mortality. The gray skies mirrored our mood.
After lunch we went to visit my brother-in-law in the hospital. Although he was rather uncomfortable, he seems to be doing well. Good news. Hope we were encouraging.
Back home I wrote more thank-you notes. We still haven't made our list of things to be done before we leave. We're still avoiding the topic. Time is flying away.
Inspired by the cooler weather, my Mr. suggested we walk to the post office. I agreed, eagerly. Very nice walk. He helped me look for things to photograph, and snapped a few shots himself. I found it more challenging because of the overcast conditions and our suburban surroundings. Nature speaks beauty to my soul most eloquently. I will need to work even harder to see beauty in our SE Asian city.
For supper, Mr.'s aunt joined us for one last visit. Turkey, stuffing, asparagus. Delicious. She brought carrot cake for dessert. It was SO good. My piece was gone before anyone else had finished theirs. After waiting politely to see if anyone would have a second helping, I went ahead and helped myself. Before I knew it everyone had another piece on their plate and was happily munching away. Good moment.
After cleaning up, his aunt and mom sat and talked a long while about people I don't really know. But I sat and listened anyway. Every now and then I picked up a tidbit about Mr. or other members of the family. There is a warmth and security to hearing elders speak of the past and remember people long dead. I hope I'm remembered when I'm gone.
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