Knit for calm, and stresses.

This was yesterday's output as I listened to an Agatha Christie espionage audiobook 

Glove one of the current pair for the knitting ministry.

And at this age when you get a call from someone you haven't been in touch with for years, you know ahead of time it's because yet another old friend has gone. Yesterday about noon I got the call. I let it go to voicemail, not feeling strong enough for a conversation.

Turned out H, from the embroiderers' guild, had died a month ago, they'd forgotten to let me know -- no local notices because she'd moved away -- but there was a memorial service in two hours' time, could I make it.  

I also received an email asking if I had any pictures from when I ran the embroiderers' guild blog, to send. So I picked this holiday party pic I'd taken in 2013, with the person front and center, wearing blue.

If the recipient could print it out and add it to the display, I thought people might enjoy picking out friends, and themselves, from a while ago, since the event was about memories. I don't do events like this memorial in person, especially in flu season, but I did my bit. And the members tend to stay many years, so I expect those who made it to the event will have been in the picture.

Tomorrow I see the orthopedic doctor, and handsome Son is kindly driving me, for which I'm thankful. He had to rearrange his week, which meant his manager had to reorganize the shift schedule, which meant that someone else had to accommodate the change, too, quite an upheaval, for which I sent my thanks.  I'm very nervous about this appointment and needed some support.

The Miss Austen TV miniseries was so good, sad, but so well acted, all the stresses of women forced into dependency shown and dealt with. The main characters, particularly Isabella and her sisters, were brilliantly acted. It's definitely a must see. Women trying to make a life from meager resources and opportunities, despite their great talents. It's all so familiar.

Yesterday's cute winter boots: I messaged my senators and Rep asking them to run online Town Halls instead of attending the SOTU (State of the Union, official address by current president to full Congress and supreme court justices). 

There's disagreement about this idea, but I think it's better not to give the dictator an audience.  The tradition is to run the event live on all broadcast media, no need for my elected officials to be seen there, too, by the watching public. 

Happy day everyone. I'm trying to find good ideas and thoughts, but today's a struggle. Especially since the USPS tracker claims my vital rx was delivered to my step yesterday. It's not there, nor in the mailbox. Nor on the steps right and left of mine. I wonder if it's been left on the wrong step. I've screenshot the tracker report and I guess I'll ask tomorrow at the po.