So, another year has passed. It’s been a year I will be glad to see end and the slate on a new one clean and ready to go.

The overwhelming event of this past year was the rather abrupt loss of my father followed by my one brother’s rather bizarre and hostile behaviour. Then there was the loss of one of my feline friends in October.

On the upside, out of the loss of dad, four of his five kids have been drawn closer and more communication has been taking place between us than in many past years. Hopefully that will continue… (note, call your sister stupid). So in a way, Read the rest of this entry »