My friends. One died two days ago. One is getting a divorce after many years of marriage. One has moved to another country. A granddaughter will go to Texas to college. A granddaughter will start her first job in LA.

Meanwhile regular life goes on. My brother and sister-in-law are on their way here for about 10 days before we all head north. ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP ROAD TRIP.

Bon Voyage my friends who have moved on. Good luck to my other friends and grandchildren and people everywhere! Except Republicans.

Here’s a transition! Me as a kid, (in the revealing plaid bathing suit–plaid, really?). Island Lake or Blackduck (Beltrami?) Lake. The bloodsuckers are probably already sucking on my toes. Then the bro and me a couple of years ago. On the porch of our old broken house where we grew up. We’re gradually decaying along with the house…guess that’s a transition.