October 6, 2009:

A Dealing Day. No, no, not drugs. What are you thinking? Dealing as in: I was dealing with stuff all day. Stuff like early packing for the trip back to the States. Stuff like helping out Bob Harris on his next steps for his writing career. Stuff in town like banking and cleaners. Stuff like saying goodbye with tea and sympathy to my friend Elaine whose husband died this summer of a terrible cancer. She and I have been having these "What lies ahead" conversations since Jim's illness last...