I’ve been a little melancholy lately. There have been so many Facebook statuses about homes completely destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, while it seems to be business as usual on the national news. Massive parts of my hometown on Long Island are lying in ruin, the beaches where I built my first sandcastles are destroyed, and friends are struggling after returning to homes deemed unlivable. Neighborhoods in Brooklyn where I spent oodles of time with Lotte during her first 4 years of life have been reduced to vacant storefronts and piles of rubbish while people are desperately trying to survive with no power through the cold November winds.
Gabbing on Twitter about Parenthood and blogging about My Little Pony seems dumb. I’m sad. I feel frustrated with everything and everyone, and until I’m better able to harness my scrambled mind, here are some pretty pictures. We went to Vermont. There was nature. It was dreamy.
There was certainly one shimmering moment of hope to be had last week.
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Gorgeous. What a lovely family you have. Ya. Last week. I’m sure you saw plenty of asshattery on my timeline. We rise above and examine our own lives and remember just how blessed we are.
I hear you. It’s odd how tragedy makes us more grateful for what we have, and yet… we’ve been struggling for a while but seeing what others have lost and the way they have lost it, just makes me grateful for what I do have. And wish I had more to give than my time and thoughts. But that’s what I have and that’s what I’m giving. Hope folks find a little warmth, some shelter and food.
And Vermont looks incredible. Just beautiful.
Beautiful pictures. You know how I feel about Long Island! It’s heart breaking. I think about everybody who has been affected by Sandy everyday. Your post even made me cry. I hope and pray for some normalcy sometime soon. Our friends are so displaced. Some in FEMA hotels, some still without power, and some trying to clean up. I feel so helpless up here. You can only donate so much. Lets just hope our friends continue to stay strong! Everybody needs to stay strong!