Celebrate with fauns!
Apparently it’s the birthday of C. S. Lewis, Louisa May Alcott, and Madeleine L’Engle, all at once. At least one of them would’ve invited fauns and/or Talking Mice for either a cozy tea or a duel (or both sequentially) — not sure if L’Engle would’ve or not.
Back to Michigan on Friday, after a nice little vacation. Didn’t get to the beach; not really time and most of the roads leading there are still washed out or closed. Maybe at Christmastime, although I’m not particularly hopeful. (At least the Jensen Beach beachcam may be restored by then.) Spent a couple nice days relaxing; my sister has discovered Rollercoaster Tycoon, which she nicely let me try. Lots of fun, although building roller coasters from scratch needs work. It’d also be nice if it didn’t have to be done while precious time flies by — most scenarios have a certain deadline, and spending six game-months figuring out how to get a reasonably safe but fun coaster built doesn’t seem to be a great idea.
Partook of the Four Traditional Dishes (turkey, dressing, corn pudding, and jello salad), and was very thankful indeed — for family, for a second chance at this degree, for the friends who’ve been such great support, and most of all for His grace in giving me all these good things when I didn’t even know to ask for them. (Oh, and the new camera, too. Pictures coming later.)
