Aah, when a cat chooses you! Our time with PA has come to an end already, and oh how I miss her presence. I keep 'seeing' her or expecting her to be present and around me. How I miss those 4 kneading paws in the morning ...
She was always there, in amongst everything, supervising and counting and judging.
In the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the "Answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything" is 42 - that's how many days to our departure.
A lot of our snow washed away during a recent heavy rain and windstorm (no power outages for us this time), so we're able to see earth and leaves in places again. Although, what will tomorrow bring?
The lake surface and light reflection changes by the hour it seems - so incredibly capricious! This changeable nature of water makes living on a lake a real pleasure for sure - something new to see every day. we're still awaiting open water and the arrival of waterfowl.
In helping conserve items from the dismantled train layout, I found myself consider conservation in general. By conserving it, we ultimately alter it, it does not remain static - this altered piece of the dramatic valley is to be used as a display in our new home.
“We can’t conserve anything, and especially not social relations, without altering their nature, arresting some part of their interaction with time in an unnatural way.”
- Sally Rooney
