it just came out that madeline l'engle has died.
it makes me sad - she's such an inspiration - I'm in the middle of one her books on my sunday mornings these days
she walked gracefully in the world.

we've been without electricity since thursday night - three days of cold, dark, and dryness due to a windstorm ( Read more... )

so yeah, my grandpa died last night.

It was sorta kinda unexpected - he's been failing for the last year or so, but no one thought he was on his deathbed.

I'm ok with it - mostly just managing the logistics of fitting this into my life...

it's a busy time of year to die.