...at The Big E

The Big E opens this weekend! Too bad we have such a full schedule of activism, home repair, and cleaning today. If we can get it all done, maybe we can go there tomorrow. The sky poured on us last year, and I was disappointed that they closed the giant slide because of the rain. Also, I really wanted to milk a goat. I liked the Avenue of States, though--that's where we got a big bag of organic lavender seeds (I made cookies and sachets with them) and a handmade kitty comforter for Bubby.

I think I'll always associate The Big E with our little kitty Madeleine's death. We went there exactly a month after she died, trying to distract ourselves from our grief at losing her so unexpectedly. Reuben had a really tough time after she died, too--he hid under our bed and in our clothes for a solid month. The night we came home with that Big E kitty comforter was the first night Reuben came out of hiding; we spread it at the foot of the bed and he slept there with us all night. It's silly to think that such a small thing could have such a healing effect, but it did. And it still does.

Here's Bubby lying on his kitty comforter this morning.