Seems like I'm perpetually preparing.
Scrambling to locate glasses for last week's annular eclipse (I have dozens left over from the eclipse in 2017 still hiding somewhere).
Working to finish remodeling my Mom and Dad's kitchen--or at least to reach an acceptable stage of functionality--before this past Thursday so the family could properly celebrate the 50th anniversary of them signing the mortgage and moving in.
Now spinning like a whirlwind to get ready for Hallowe'en. Decorations still awaiting. Costumes to finalize. Groceries to gather. Cookies and cakes to bake. Chili to concoct. Cider to mull. Pumpkins to carve. On and on and on... All we must do in order to enjoy the evening's feasts and festivities.
Then, already looking forward to the work needed for Thanksgiving.
And nevermind Christmas!
With Winter looming ever closer--snow icing over the horizon this very moment--and all that must be done to prepare for its wrath.
All the while haunted by the thought that I simply must locate those missing eclipse glasses in order to get ready for next April's trip south to witness another solar eclipse.
Ready or not, the future keeps on a'comin'!
