she'll be coming round the mountain!

oh, my god! it's so windy it's scary. i can't believe the gusts we're having right now. the pine trees in the yard next door are swaying to and fro in a most impressive way, and herman just called to say it's snowing in the east end. burrrrrr!

today i'm busy, busy, busy, cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. this is a job i hate, but my sister and her husband are coming for a visit on friday. so, that means today is cleaning day and tomorrow is shopping/cooking day. the fun never stops. actually, it will be fun once she gets here. the boys will go golfing and the girls will lunch, shop and go to the movies. what could be more fun?

my sister is nine years older than me which means we did not spend a lot of time growing up in the same house, but as happens with many siblings, when our mother died we each sought someone that was grieving the same loss. with the loss of a parent one suddenly realizes that time is finite, and it gives us a since of urgency. we feel the pulse beating, the seconds ticking, and some of us decide to stop procrastinating. we reach out today instead of waiting for tomorrow. my sister and i did this.

we have similar coloring and in general we resemble each other, however, our tastes are completely different. our homes are different, our tastes in books, art, clothing and men are completely different. she drinks tea and i drink coffee. she likes pastels, i go bold. she is conservative and i'm liberal. two people could not be more different, yet we share a bond that allows us to have a deep and committed relationship with someone with whom we would never do so otherwise.

there are times when we don't understand each other at all, but on another level we always have a connection. sometimes we simply have to look at each other to know the other's mind, and like most siblings, we can bitterly criticize one another, but no one else is allowed the same liberty in our presence.

she will be here soon. soon. soon.