I'm sorry it's been so long since my last post...and I do apologize--at least a little--for my last few posts being so political. Gypsies, as a rule, are not political, but I can't seem to help it...Like all true gypsies, I am a tree hugger, nature lover, and a conversationist at heart...Just look at our gypsy flag.
"Blue sky above me, green grass below me, open road before me..."
That is my motto, my heart's longing, mine (and my ancestors) creed...My heart does ache at Donald Trump's stupid, heartless policies that are destroying our natural resources, our national parks, our air and water, our very nation. My heart breaks at his constant chipping away at the rule of law, the checks and balances of our government, the very freedom that our democracy guarantees us. (Gypsies, of all people, value freedom.) And gypsies, more so than most of society's groups, are family-oriented; we cannot tolerate the thought of ANY children in cages. What really breaks my heart? Those children are still in cages, but people don't even talk about it any more.
Which is the main reason I fell of the radar for a while. That and the fact that my family and I are a lot older now, have a myriad of health problems, and I can't very well poke fun at them, even tongue-in-cheek. So I took to drinking like a fish, instead. (Ahh, mimosas!)
How are the Freak Show, you ask? Well, Mama is still meaner than the devil--87 and still hell on wheels. I avoid her all I can. Saphrona almost died from an opiate overdose a few months back, and seems to have quite a bit of permanent brain damage. I visit her all I can. Eamon had a stroke at work but miraculously recovered, and still hates everybody and everything.
Sioban had a horrible allergic reaction a year ago to oral Lamasil (prescribed because she had what appeared to be a fungal infection under ONE fingernail) and suffered for 9+ months from a head-to-toe rash (that looked for all the world like a sunburn). All the skin on her whole body peeled REPEATEDLY from head to toe (even in her ears.) Months later, when the rash and peeling finally stopped, then her hair began to fall out. My poor beautiful, sweet, kind, compassionate Siobhan. Thankfully she is much better now--her lovely hair is growing back, her skin is clear, and she is off all medication. Thank God.
So... we are back!
And in spite of Trump, the corona virus, crappy Cigna, and the medical bills--Spring is coming, and happier posts are ahead.
Stay Tuned--
Grainne and Siobhan
Just2Gypsies
