My house is going from super quiet, as it is when living alone, to the polar opposite.

I’m adding into the mix another woman (granddaughter age) and her three cats.

There was a glimpse of the future when this young housemate brought some of her stuff into her bedroom, put it away, and then started cooking dinner, the smells made their way through the house.

Oh my goodness, there’s a change a’comin!

This house has been a good house. It’s a place that’s helped me heal from this and that. I’ve also had a lot of loss in this house. The first was when my dear dog Toby, the giant love of my life, left the planet.

Then Sox, the other love of my life (in cat form) came along and years later Sox joined Toby. In the meantime, Noodle and her daughter Claire (birthed in my closet) came along and

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