We had several guests over last evening for an Italian dinner of spaghetti with Italian sausage and meat balls, fresh hot garlic bread and an excellent salad, prepared by my spouse and BFFF, Brenda, and Sheena assisted. Tara and her sweet and beautiful son Ethan, came over with Margaret, Tara'a Mom, Gaia and Brian visited as well and Ana, my sister was here too...
...wonderful guests, fantastic conversations, good laughing out loud and a most excellent and delicious meal! Good times.
Tara and Gaia, have grown with my daughters and really are as if they were my own daughters. Matter of fact, Tara was formerly known as Honorable Daughter number three and Gaia, Honorable Daughter number four. Over the past few years I think the relations have grown so much closer, so they're now known as Honorable Daughter 2.5 and Honorable Daughter Number 2.75, respectfully.
Little Ethan, has become an instant member of our family and I love him as such and I suspect Ethan feels the same as he was very entertained while visiting the Lodge. He was a wee tiny little infant the last we met - he shall soon be refered to as toddler for sure. How he has grown! It's a shame Pierre, Tara's "ole goat" and her "Baby's Daddy", could not be here. He has been quite ill and was hospitalized for several days and was actually prepared for surgery. Fortunatly, no operation, he was in fact discharged from the hospital, but too ill for travel. Bless his French Canadian ass, I sure know how that feels. Look, while I'm here with the talk of these folks, let me share my love and respect for the entire family. I love them as if they bleed same blood. Relations...
Gaia, has been a part of the family for so many years I can't count them right now. She and my Honorable Daughter Number One went to high school and university together. So yes, Gaia, is a daughta-from-anotha-motha. I love her to deaf! Brian, her fiance, has become Relations over the course of time...
...speaking of Brian, the kind gentelman gifted me a book that had belonged to his father while he was in university. The title of the book is "BLOOD, TRIUMPH AND TEARS - WORDS OF THE GREAT INDIAN CHIEFTAINS - INDIAN ORATORY - FAMOUS SPEECHES BY NOTED INDIAN CHIEFTAINS", compiled by W.C. Vanderwerth. A book I had not heard of in all the decades I have read about brother and sister Indians. His father is no longer walking here on Earth Mother, which for me was more than an Honor. This book took a giant leap forward on my Bedside Table and has actually become the book to read now. I'll resume the others as soon as I have completed this one. Thank you Brian. From my Spirit's to your's, thank you.
A book recently purchased book written by Mr. Thomas Paine, became my book to offer to Brian, in the form of a gift of written words for written words. I had been knocked off my ass by his friendly and grand gift and was most delighted and obliged to offer Mr. Paine as a trade...
...a good trade. Indeed.
Thanks to all who visited our Lodge last evening, for I was grateful and so very truly enjoyed myself.
love and peace,
Mario
.........Relations.........
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