I wish I could describe the memory this music has brought back to my mind..  My recent bouts with depression, the pestering anxiety and dysphoria are drifting away…
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M has been playing “dj” all evening…. and he just put one of Jim Croce’s albums on to play.  It is a “best of” collection so it has all of the favorites I remember, Leroy Brown, Operator,  I’ll have to Say I Love You in a Song and Time in a Bottle…
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It has taken me back in time, so we are all here… Mom. Dad, me, M & J…  Bob is not here yet, but his predecessor Frannie is.  She is napping under the dining room table where she likes to be when we are eating, in the middle of everyone.
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Time in a Bottle is playing and bringing memories of the Muppet show to mind.  A scientist Muppet is mixing potions in a science lab.  Each potion reveals a younger version of the scientist.  🙂  Toes are tapping and hips are swaying while everyone sings along and voices blend….
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There are plants everywhere, making this place feel alive.. mixing the smell of soil with the yummy aromas of dinner together with the sharp tang of my Hibiscus tea. 🙂  Voices are a light burble in the background, blending with the clink of dishes (We did not get a dish washing machine until I was 14.)  of M and Mom in the kitchen, putting dishes away.  I have not had even one drink today, so I am a little proud of myself.
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… J is playing guitar on the couch and Dad is adding more wood to the stove in the living room.  Everyone is smiling and seems happy, voices are rising and toes keep tapping.  🙂   I am getting ready to settle into my favorite spot, the floor in front of the stove.  So I am gathering a pillow, a blanket, my current book and a cup of tea.
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M & Mom are finished with the dishes and the table has been cleared.  The comfortable familiarity of family is settling around me like one of Dad’s huge sweaters.  I let out a content smile…. Books are picked up, laps covered with blankets, the music continues, I feel safe, full, warm and content.  🙂
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… With a cat on my lap and a book open in front of me, this used to be my version of heaven,..
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Sending all of you some of my joy, a smile, a hug, peace, hope and prayers.   …. and maybe some cold kitty nose kisses too.  🙂    – Iris
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