Giving Thanks

Silver fibula from northeastern Europe, c 400 AD

 Things I am thankful for this year:

• That no one close to me has died in the pandemic


• That a vaccine seems only months away


• That the integrity of the American electoral system is holding


• That I'm on good terms with all of my children, and looking forward to having dinner with four of them tonight


• That the price of solar power is still falling fast


• That I can check digital audiobooks out of the library


• How-to videos on YouTube


• The Library of Congress online map collection


• Dahlias


• Art Tumblrs


• My readers and friends