Always in the back of my mind is the final countdown toward having to say goodby to my grandkids as they move to Florida, the end of this month.  They’ll grow up fast, far away from us for five years, during which time we’ll rarely get to see them.  They are sometimes a challenge, as they go through all their developmental changes, but I’ll take that over an extended absence and separation.

The good side is, I get to spend more time with my son, and older Gdaughter, for as long as they’re still in the area.  There will be plenty of work to do prepping their house and yard for selling eventually, and lots of pub-crawls, too!  Life is all about adaptation to change, not all of which is a bad thing.

Meanwhile, life goes on back at the hacienda.  This is the golden time of summer, when sunflowers, black-eyed susans, and other yellow flowers reign over the garden.  If you think about it, all you really have are these fleeting moments to savor.  It’s all about the balance of sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.