Since last fall, it seems Death is everywhere. if I’m not in its physical presence, then it’s on the phone, it’s a stranger knocking at the door.
Will Cdath, having been so generous with its company lately, ever graciously back off for a while, for a few years, until my own summons comes?
Ive made a list of its visitations , missives, etc, over tha past 6 months:
September: our beloved 18 year employee
October : one of our mares
January: our longtime friend and hunting companion
my sister
February: another of our horses
My first cousin once removed. (or rather this is when i got the ohone call)
March: the (vigorous, hale) man who delivered our hay. His son knocked on the door last Sunday morning.
IS IT OVER? can i go back to pretending that my wonderful life is forever?
I had 3 MIPs (most important persons): my sister was one, but i still have my BMD and my daughter. So, lucky me!
please Death, great enemy, i have had to show you hospitality so many times thees last few months, i have been as gracious as a mortal can be—
spare us yet a little!
ST UnWoked & UnVaxxed! 
Oh, Hypatia. Dearest Hypatia. You have had a very tough time of it lately, and I am so sorry. To steal a phrase from Nanda: HUGS!!!
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No need to steal, JaC: HUGS can only multiply/be shared. 🙂
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Thanks, Nanda 🙂 🙂 🙂
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Were either of the horses put down?
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That’s the horrible thing, yes. The mare had gotten severely injured. She was in horse hospital and the vet said she would never be sound, nor pain-free, again.The details of this are too awful to recount. The latest one was our baby, born here the same year my daughter was. He was her harbinger!
You’re right, we shouldn’t fear the Reaper. I mean, once we ourselves have been “reaped”, we will know nothing, right? Just like we knew nothing BEFORE we assumed physical form.
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You will be free from pain and suffering, God willing, and He does.
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May I yet again recommend making your sister’s life a blessing to someone?
Am thinking in the form of Russian literature study honorarium of some sort to a disadvantaged yet extremely intelligent and lovely young woman.
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Bring her blessed unique gifts – as you understand them – forward, in your way and time. ❤
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P. S. Death manifests itself in answer to the summons of the Lord of the Dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1yzqsWxcBY
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I love that! We sing it at our Christmas party, with a sort of conga line around the living room, at peril of life and limb!
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So glad to see/hear this, dear Hyp! For me, could you do a version of it at Easter, too? 🙂
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Will do! I think of it at Christmas because it is traditionally sung at Christmas Revels. In fact I think these lyrics were written (to the Shaker tune “Simple Gifts” ) or that purpose.
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