12.13.2022 | Tuesday Rain

Day:  51-degrees  |  Night:  50-degrees
Happy Tuesday from the Carondelet Garden.  It's a chilly start to the day here in South Saint Louis as we stepped outside to survey the land as they say.  It's a changeable day, as my dad would say.  You wake up to one kind of weather only to see it morph as the day progresses.  We shall see what happens!

This season of Advent is an odd season.  We experience so many emotions.  Joy and sorrow.  A bit like riding a roller coaster without a safety bar at times.  We have a tradition that goes back a long time now of placing flowers on gravestones of our parents and grandparents.  It's a lovely tradition that stems from my Southern roots.  It's a good time to remember and reflect.  It does bring up some sadness and sorrow.  But it also brings up funny stories and those idiosyncratic moments that only come from family.  We struggle in sorrow as we wait in joyful hope.  I hope you have a chance to share some family stories this holiday season.  As the song says, "we'll tell scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago."

As I said earlier, changeable weather today in Carondelet.  Cloudy skies this morning with occasional rain.  Winds are out of the ESE at 10 to 20 MPH.  The rains will continue overnight and into tomorrow.  Tis a good day to hunker in and maybe watch an old movie.  I haven't done that in a long time.  Maybe today is the day.  But first, another cup of coffee and the New York Times crossword puzzle is calling my name.  Be good to yourself and others as you travel about this Tuesday in December.  That's all the news from the Carondelet Garden.