Last Quarter

 These past few weeks have been stressful. I have not done any sewing or art. This saddens me. I think I should be busy making.

I decided not to do the Kentuck Festival. Just the thought of packing up my wares and driving across the state wears on me. I decided I had enough stress.

My adult son and his family still reside with us. They create a great deal of mess, but rarely clean up after themselves. It's making me angry and I am ready for them to move. They have a house, but it is being remodeled. 

Another family has moved into my backyard. They live in a tent. They are too polite to ask for anything. They will silently suffer until one of us notices the problem and offers food or blankets or whatever they lack. This is also stressful because I want to help, but they don't seem inclined to do for themselves. Sometimes I find out they tried but failed. Sometimes I find out there's more than I realized. Then I feel badly. But I would rather they stay somewhere else.

My traffic case is starting to end. I have accepted terms, but haven't received settlement yet. I do not know how long this takes. 

My husband's ordeal with his former employer drags on. We are getting nowhere. We have proof that they are wrong. They don't want to admit it, so they are dragging out the proceedings. It's maddening. 

I paid off a credit card. I am trying to eliminate debt. This is actually difficult. When you pay off debt, you become free. Nobody wants people to be free. Free people cannot be controlled. I paid off a credit card and all communication ceased. I think the card might be frozen. 

I planted a large garden. I have corn, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, basil, catnip, egg plant, watermelon, strawberries, sage, and lemon balm. 

I cleaned up the studio. My husband is getting a shop. Soon all his tools will be out of my studio. I hardly know how to act. 

The boys are still next door. The youngest son is moving to Huntsville. Both are still addicted to drugs. Their cannabis addictions still cause me grief since I have a THC allergy. They stay high. Sometimes they enter my house and bring my allergen with them. I still suffer from rash and headache. My in-laws refuse to believe any such addiction exists. I got better once the boys went next door, but I cannot get well.

I am trying to rid myself of problems and build up what I wish to keep in my life. This is slow going. Several things vie for my attention. Sometimes I find some little scrap of information and realize I forgot about something that I really wanted to do. 

I am still posting magic on Lemon8. This is the only thing keeping my witchcraft going. I have a rather complex spell to do soon, but I haven't worked out all details. I may try it on Beltaine. Expect a post about this later.

Blessed be, my dears. Stay safe.