Reflections 9/26/2020: This exquisite sculpture captures the joy I felt yesterday giving my sister a long awaited hug! Cancer and COVID has kept us apart during this tumultuous time and arriving at her ranch felt like coming home! She was very distraught at my cancer diagnosis and toe-curling chemo treatments, feeling so helpless to do anything tangible to comfort me, that it was painful to her. I could feel her angst, even from a distance. How I wanted to reassure her, and help her celebrate during the spurts of energy that came and went. In this case “distance did make our hearts grow fonder!” So our reunion was wonder-full! Sisterly embraces! Long anticipated face-to-face conversations! My baldness embraced! God, thank You for this healing trip! Intimate talks with Bryn that made the 7 hours seem like 7 minutes! Filly snuzzles! Manure aromas that have given me inspiration for new Stepping Stone candle scents! Outdoor deck dinners watching the babies buck and play! My gift of a soft rabbit-furred stuffed elephant to snuggle with in Roo’s (and Ed’s) cuddly absence! Bundled in my new Tahitian-sunset-colored alpaca throw as the dawn dawns! How blessed am I?! Tears of joy… and I think relief. Hmmm… why relief? I guess being able to reassure Bonnie that I am OK, You are still in control, and Heaven is on hold… at least for a while! Ahhhh, awwwe!