I bet you could get away with the right cane too.
 

This is a sad time of year for me too. Both my parents went in the period between mid Oct and mid Nov. THe depression builds and hangs on until Christmas. I wish I could hibernate or afford to head to the SW USA for the winter. A colourful desert sunset would be preferable to grey-on-grey dampness and cold.
 
Was going to head south but the US election has put me off travel until the dust clears.

Sorry to read that, John. I think I understand what you mean.
 
As for the election... Wise decision! The 2012 election was the biggest cultural shock I experienced when we moved here from Canada. I couldn't believe what I was hearing and seeing. That is, until the current freak show... Whoever wins, I just can't wait for this whole thing to be over.
 
To think that mayor Rob Ford used to be a source of embarrassment for us exiled Canadians down here... lol

ampfixer
This is a sad time of year for me too. Both my parents went in the period between mid Oct and mid Nov. THe depression builds and hangs on until Christmas. I wish I could hibernate or afford to head to the SW USA for the winter. A colourful desert sunset would be preferable to grey-on-grey dampness and cold.
 
Was going to head south but the US election has put me off travel until the dust clears.

Me too, 9-11 and 10-6. They were 96 and 97. I also LOVE the desert SW. I love the Utah scenery and I love Wyoming.. but not in winter. My parents used to head west every year after Christmas. They had an RV and would head for Brownsville and then move north with the changing seasons. They were members of some string of campground communities and they loved it. It's been two years and I don't dream about the house as much but for most of a year I had regular dreams about trying to get home or being there for something. Usually there was some stress (in the dream) from my sisters family. My dad would usually be in the dreams but I think I have only had one dream with my mom in it. I miss my dad. Mom and I never had much of a good relationship... I don't think she liked me much at least that's what she said. I'd like to see them both again though.
My sister bought the house my parents built. After a year of dreams, I have not been back. I still don't think I'm ready for that. I'm sure they misinterpret but I can't do it.
Life is for the living. Our parents would want us to live and love and laugh.
 
Oh and... politicians are simply disgusting. I would get a kick out of seeing a presidential election where some of the states exercised their option for the state legislatures to just appoint electors... there is no federal mandate to make the states allow the people to vote. If a state holds an election by vote of the people, they have rules but they do not have to allow a popular vote. That would be a show worth watching!! What is going on now is really sad and has gotten really old... and mark my word... after all this if over, nothing will change, not really.. not for you or for me. There will be no noticeable difference in our lives. (Unless they legalize pot on the federal level).
 
J