November was a bit of a blur for me after our election in the USA on the 5th. followed by Pretty’s knee replacement on the 11th. I’ve been struggling to regain my thoughts, much less my words. Luckily, I do have a few pictures to share on a cold morning in early December – the first one is a full page ad in the December, 2024 issue of The Atlantic which I had time to read since I no longer watch TV except for Netflix, sports, and the local weather. Wow. Take a gander at this, will you? Maybe I need to go back to TV.
strategic dating?? like a CEO?? (surely, you jest)
colors on a morning walk in November
five-year-old granddaughter Ella creates another persona with a hat
Ella as Ella leaving for school in November
Ella and her younger sister Molly who will be 3 years old next month came to visit Nana who was icing her new bionic knee after her surgery – Molly wasn’t sure about the incision, but she leaned over to kiss it anyway because that’s what you do for boo-boos. Then she ran off with a look of horror on her little face. Maybe she needed to ask Naynay for a cookie.
Pretty walking with a cane for her two-week follow up appointment
(following week taking short strolls around the house without cane!)
sisters relaxing on our screen porch in their “Baby” pack and play
(our friend Curtis made the blanket as a baby gift for Ella in 2019)
Molly and Ella with cousin Caleb at Thanksgiving
(Caleb was two years old in August)
Ella and Molly decorating beautiful tree at their house
Thanksgiving and the month of November are now in our rear view mirror – the holiday season has officially begun as we race toward the finish of 2024.
Regardless, our terrier Carl and I are thankful for the colors that hang over us in our backyard every morning in every season.
Onward.
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Slava Ukraini. For the children.
I'll Call It Like I See It 
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