Every so often, I have a day with no demands on my time, no distractions, no places to be, things to go or people to do. Today was NOT that. My morning walk included encountering an elderly woman with significant difficulty walking, let alone bringing in her empty trash cans from the street. Naturally, I asked if she would like help, and she accepted. It necessitated going in and through her home to open the side gate, which was locked using a metal hook that I can not imagine her being able to reach in the first place. Her name is "Ann," and I also helped her with her TV remote. At that point, it occurred to me that my mom must be part of an elderly network through which they share the locations of family, which will help and give tips on how to spot them coming. The trash can trap was a ruse. Ann is going to try to get my help with a PC next time; I just know it! Still, I will watch her on future walks as I would appreciate someone helping my parent, too. Jikoji's weekly planning meeting resulted in a few action items falling my way. Technical ones. Maybe that previously mentioned network of message boards has a Zen section, too. I took my mom to her credit union to attend to some estate and trust needs (not "issues"). That ended up taking over 90 minutes. We had just enough time to make it to Lindsey and Ryan's wedding. At the last minute, I was able to FaceTime David and Julia into it. We all regrouped shortly after for dinner at Tomato Thyme, Butternut Squash ravioli FTW. Jen visited a friend this evening while I finally watched the 2nd half of "Steve!", the Steve Martin documentary. It was enjoyable and sweet. His friendship with Martin Short is a joy and reminiscent of a few of my own. Whata gift to have. Friendships. Oh, and today I learned that no matter how good my home roasted coffee is, It can't hold up against expired half-and-half.
