1. My aunt--Grandma's sister--died yesterday. She was the last of her generation of my family. They are all memory now. The last few years had not been particularly good to her and I understand that she'd been suffering quite a bit from various medical problems for several months. She was genuinely a kind and loving person.
2. My family has shrunk dramatically in the last few years. It was never all that big to begin with. One of the more profound lessons of age. I know there are some sad days out there waiting.
3. Routine and distraction are valuable but we can rely too heavily upon them.
4. I am muddled.
