Cookie admits it. He has been quieter than usual.
I had forgotten how dreadfully dreary in winter Cleveland can be. Still, we go through each day as best as we can. But dear God where or where is the sun? Today was rainy and then the fog swept in while I was running an errand on the west side. While heading east on 490 to get to the Opportunity Corridor (a fairly new road that connects University Circle to I-77 and points west) as I drove past "Steel Valley" I could not see the huge steel plant or three car lengths in front of me. But I made it back unscathed.
We are still unpacking, though at a much slower pace.
One of the unpleasant surprises about the new Maison d'Cookie is that our furniture doesn't fit in many instances. We have too many side chairs and too many side tables. We also have too many windows that don't have UV Glass, so the art that we had on walls in the old house can't be placed in many places for fear it will fade.
But we are through Christmas, and we are meeting new people.
And I am going places that are totally new - Like Cleveland's West side and burbs. I am finding out that the chain stores out that way are really superior to what we have on the east side.
One thing that has me concerned is that I have been having some memory issues, which I am attributing to having so much on my mind. Oy! New traffic patterns, and new routes, and I am still conquering a lot of the agoraphobia I developed during COVID. I'll get there, and some sunlight will help.
In any event, on to New Year's.
There is a lot to do and get done in 2024 and I am looking forward to it all. The people we have met around here are beyond wonderful. And that makes it all worthwhile.
