Tough Father’s Day today. My stepdad passed away yesterday due to complications surrounding heart surgery he had back in March. Nevertheless, I spent the day with my wife and kids, and enjoyed it as I could. I got a lovely Mappa Mundi etched in wood with Romanesque surrounds. On the back was a sweet poem written by my daughter and also etched in wood. I am framing it with a homemade frame that is open on both sides so I can display either. I could not have asked for a better day with them.
I have found my limitations with my joint pains, and though it seems I can leave a relatively pain free life, I think I cannot do a whole lot more than I was able to before without my pain starting back up again. I will try working my way up a bit still and find a higher threshold. If nothing else, to be pain free is a suitable condition.
We are in a cool spell right now, and have a nice day promised tomorrow. It will be lovely if the wind settles down and we can have a day free of dusty haze. It’s been like that here the past few days, and really unpleasant where the views go, and where the air quality is concerned. At least it has not wreaked of smoke yet, as it has done in previous years.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there. I know it is bittersweet for my brothers above all, and hope so much they find their way through this moment of pain and to a place of peace.