Homing

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Marin Sunrise

"You don't stop laughing 

when you grow old, 

you grow old when 

you stop laughing."

               George Bernard Shaw

" The most terrible 

poverty is loneliness 

and the feeling of 

being unloved. "

                        Mother Teresa

" As I grow older, I 

pay less attention to 

what people say. 

I just watch 

what they do. "

                Andrew Carnegie

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I gotta say

I'm loving Northern

California.

The women all look

like they are dressed up

as me for Halloween:

jeans, boots,

long hair.

I haven't raised

a sweat all day!

My thin "pineapple blood"

is getting used to

bracing temps.

But this isn't 

Chicago: it is NOT

snowing. I could

drive to some snow!

But there is too 

much closed at hand

to see anew.

I wanna go back in

to San Francisco

again soon.

Too many GREAT

photos waiting there!

Gotta moisturize,

that's a must,

but my hair looks 

better not plastered

to my forehead in

this drier clime.

Hawaii is part of 

me, especially

her people & culture.

I really grew from

punk to adult there.

But I do seem to be

in my element here.

I feel younger, too if

that makes any sense.

Perhaps it is the 

stirring memories

of growing up with

four seasons

that make me feel

full of youthful

associations and

possibilities.

I do miss some

Hawaii comfort foods,

but have spotted a

Japanese restaurant

that serves donburi,

and noodle soups,

and tempura. It ain't

Zip Min, but it will

have to do.

Photos of Hawaii

sunsets tear at my 

heart. But it was 

time to leave.

I will be back,

Waikiki;

For a visit.

But the Bay Area

seems created just

for me and millions of

other like-minded friends

of every race, creed,

and lifestyle.

How's life

in YOUR neck

of the woods?

Are you a 

Newbie or a Native?

Thank YOU!

                  Fondly, cloudia