2008: The Year In Review

It was the best of years and the worst of years. But then aren’t they all?

The kids are doing well, and that’s the best.

The family is getting by OK despite health problems of my siblings, and Mom is doing well.

The dogs and cats are good; the dogs are wonderful, actually, as always, though they’re showing their ages. Charlie’s snoring and wheezing is unreal.

It was the (second) best year for love (2006 was better, or was it 2005?), but ended up being the worst. All the king's horses...

It was the best year ever for Double R Brand, way beyond expectations. So I’m closing it down. Makes sense, right?

It was the best year for travel. Utah is the memory of a lifetime. I hope soon it will stop being so painful.

Good old friends are still around, and that’s the best, a blessing. To quote one, “It's easy to have good friends...but much harder to have old friends.”

It was an excellent year for new friends and neighbors.

It was the best year in the garden for peppers, but not so great for tomatoes. The figs pulled through in the end, sweet jewels.

It was an OK year for dancing — at least a start. Hoping this year, starting with Salsa again, will be better. Not ready to give up yet.

It was the best year ever for gas mileage, and 2008 will be better still.

It was the best year ever for company in Uniontown; there were more people at Brambly Hedge over the holidays than in the entire two years prior. (It’s nice to have the quiet back, though.)

It was nearly the best year for hunting. The freezer is full, and the wealth is spread around.

It was a lousy year for writing. Nothing significant accomplished, other than these feeble missives on the Daily.

So here's to the year about to begin: May it be the best ever for you, gentle Reader! May your life be blessed with health and love and contentment and prosperity enough.

Happy New Year!