Fall has arrived and with the chill that is only a whisper of the cold to come.  This is Minnesota, land of diversity in its seasons, soggy springs, glorious summers beautiful autumns and long, cold, winters.  We dread the long chill, yet the seasons that follow are quite a reward. 

>>>>If you have a family member or spouse who is chemically dependent(whether or not they are sober) please join Alanon and learn how to regain some of your own balance, your own contentment,.   DO not let drugs or alcohol call the shots for your life and happiness. Just remember the dependent person listens to the call of a substance instead of you or life, that need not be what calls to you.    

*** Just a passing thought, I am currently reading everything by the writer, poet, artist, Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing down the bones. I cannot help but admire this icon of writing success.  If I were to have a writing heroine she would be at the top of my list.