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Countdown to Change
Snippets of early October observations
I’ve been wearing long pants for over a week now. My, how things can change.
Have you ever been told by someone to count backwards from 10? (A hypnotherapist perhaps?) Do you remember back in the Sixties when everyone would stop everything to watch a rocket launch on TV? The excitement grew with the final countdown. From 10 down to launch. And what about the countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve?
Countdowns can be exciting.
For me, today is number 10. Tomorrow is 9 and the next day 8. There are ten days until lift-off. At least I think it’s ten days. I can’t be entirely sure. Things change.
But I have officially begun the countdown. We’ll see how it goes.
Tomorrow is the last green chile roasting Saturday of the year. I’ve already stocked up on green chile but I think I can squeeze a little more into my freezer.
Isn’t snippet a cute word? It practically screams brevity. Personally, I think it would be a great name for a cat.
My morning glories look like they’ve been to the North Pole and back. They are droopy and brown yet they still put out at least a few flowers almost every day. I have started to harvest the seeds. I will have hundreds. Who knows where I might be…
