G-Woman,
Thank you for the usual excellent advice, suggestions and support. You always nail it.

"Hush that monkey brain," eh? Very good. I've heard it called Mindchatter, Mitote, Dukkha, Maya. But Monkey brain?

Re: StepS, after my vmails, emails, fbmails, etc. my inclination was/is to wait. Next move his. Otherwise, I'm pursuing him. I was/am uncomfortable with the how long it will take part. We'll see. We'll see.

And, yeah despite looming D and the events of the last year, I am "trying to force the family (I) had". Avoiding grieving its loss, I guess.

And thanks for the reminder on the divorcing-spouse-free-day. I used to do that, too. Haven't in a while.


Gardener

"My soul, be satisfied with flowers,
With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them
In the one garden you may call your own."
Cyrano deBergerac