Autumn Arrival
Autumn arrived officially yesterday. I should be happy about that since this summer has completely and uttered sucked A**. Which is really disappointing because the end of summer/early fall is my favorite time of year. (I think of it as my own unique season: Sumtumn.) Summer 2023 has officially been the worst: my father died, a good friend of his died (which I found out when I wanted to contact him about my father's passing), my cousin's wife died (who admired and adored), my aunt (by marriage) died and a neighbor/family friend died. Five deaths in one season is way too much, even if I am entering "old age." (It pains me to say that, but it's true and ageism has become a real thing in not just my work life, but in general life.) Top this off with a bacterial/fungal infection in an "uncomfortable" place (would there be such a thing as a comfortable place for an infection?), which is SLOWLY starting to abate after a month and a half of a variety