This afternoon, there gathered in this house:
my lovely daughter, my husband and me
my wonderful 24 yr old son
my 83 yr old mother and her partner
my daughter's father (my first husband) and his wife and their 15-yr old foster daughter

And all was friendly tranquility and gentle humor, all enjoyed the home-made vegetarian pizza (crust by me, toppings by daughter) and the double-death-by-chocolate cake, and everyone stayed just long enough, left just in time AND my daughter and I did the dishes together. No exercise, no de-cluttering, but a truly beautiful, satisfying day.


...but I think I've topped my chocolate allowance for the year!