Well, the election is over, and I need pictures of cute cats more than ever.

Todd stayed up reading "Sermon on the Mount" while watching coverage and marveling/despairing at the results, and I just moped around the house for days.  We fully expect to lose our health insurance and have to close our business in the next two years, but there are quite a few other people who are going to suffer a lot more.  We talked about what we could do and visited a progressive local church on Sunday.  We are going to get involved locally, hoping to make a difference against this red tide that's going to erode away rights, freedoms, and protections.  Sigh...and I'm spending more time working on hobby projects, which is soothing, and having a few more sweet treats, ditto.  I wasn't planning on posting this week, but we've seen the last of the fall colors...

...which seemed worthy of mention.  In this past week, we've spent time with friends...

a hike in Indianapolis

a crafts-heavy slumber party with a friend's daughters...we made these!!

...tried to focus on positive things...

horses across the street

a pretty splash of color in the woods

...and spent a lot of time in pajamas...cat in lap.

Holiday puzzles were finished...

...and games have been played.  In short, life has been moving on.  

Frances gets it.

Beautiful sunrise the other day.  Here is the progression.

I'm too grumpy to make a positive metaphor about this.

Thanksgiving will be here in a couple of weeks.  It will be nice to spend time with friends.  Laugh, have some good food, and get on with the business of moving forward and looking ahead.  Being positive, making positive changes.  2025 is going to be interesting.  

Have a great week!