Sad news from Asheville

I have been on my own for a few days while hubby has been to a conference. He is coming back today and I have to tell him the sad news that my stepmother, Mary, has passed away. She was 93 years old living in a nursing home in Asheville, and on her last day she did the crossword as usual, had lunch, then laid down for her afternoon nap, and when the personal came to get her she didn't respond and was taken to ER and then passed away in the night. I guess it is a merciful way to go.

Mary was my father's second wife and they never had any children so she considered me to be her daughter. I will miss her and our telephone conversations very much. She was always so interested in our life and what we and the children were doing.

Mary and my father in 2006

On a completely different note, today I read and article, in The Guardian I think, about the word mansplain, (or, better, the urban-dictionary definition) which is when a man in his superior way explains something to a mere woman. I will try to remember this great word together with all the other new words popping up all over the place. Don't know if I can use it in Scrabble though. I am sure that, if you are a women reading here, you have had a man doing some mansplaining to you once or twice in your life, right?

Taken from the Manly ferry - two icons in one!

Must go now and get some stuff for the pool since it has gone all greenish while hubby has been away. We are having a bbq on Sunday so it needs to look inviting in case it is hot and people want to have a dip.

Have a great weekend!