Sylvia's Journal

I’m very thankful to be with Sylvia, with Sita and Tessa, and Jim and Steve, with our families and and with our friends in this beautiful world. I am very thankful for all the family and friends who loved us, nourished us and talked with us to bring us back to life, back to this world with all its lights, its noises, it’s warmth, its smells, its surprises and most of all its people. I don’t regret anything. So much has been gained. The time has been one of mending, healing, and relearning. And into that time has cascaded more love then I had thought existed.

That loved healed. And it brought even more than that. It transformed. I am so thankful to all of you who brought that love into our lives

Today passed very quietly with cooking, playing games, baking bread, taking a walk, and talking with Tessa on the phone. I think we were all very conscious of looking back at the last 4 months at this time of Thanksgiving. We surrounded ourselves with ourselves and stayed out of the rest of the world, just for the day. We will touch base with relatives -including the Akerleys- and friends later. We had a very nontraditional-but exceptional-pea soup and breads made by Sylvia and Sita. Sylvia re-crafted 1 of our pumpkins into a delicious pie and Sita created some exotic whipped cream. We retrieved some beloved games from the celler and played several rounds among ourselves. Axel even remembered some of the rules.

So all in all, it was a loved, lovely day in Lobster Cove. Certainly one we will all remember, and be thankful for.