Farewell Me Lovelies, It's Been Swell....

...and the journey continues as I travel the crazy railroad of life with the tracks switching and destination Chicago. Yes, next month, I am headed HOME. Home to my son George, my daughter Jessica and my Lifetime family, Ollie's engine and an amazing opportunity that presented itself when I visited Chicago recently which I am not at liberty to reveal at the moment yet am positively bouncy! bouncy! TIGGER excited as I ride out of the U.P. and its genteel, wonderful people. I will miss them. The residents of the Upper Peninsular Michigan are a rare breed, the kind you often seen portrayed in those Sundance Movies; quirky, real, with characters all their own if you take the time to look and get to know them. Generosity oozes from their pores and I have personally witnessed it when being poor was no longer something I just said, it became a reality. Their kindness I will always remember...and I know I will return for they are forever in my heart. I will miss the stars that lay like a black sequined dress across the skies at night, the deer that roam yards from our trailor, the woman in the beat up old truck that passes each morning, fag hanging from her dry cracked lips as she waves a cheery hello while I sip my morning coffee on the deck. I never did know her name. The Eagles that soar overhead and the loud thunder of the trains that rock our trailor when they pass. I always did smile at that. I will miss the serenity of the forest and its inhabitants, the water and the culture of this magical place yet know I take it all with me. I thank you Michigan....mostly, I thank its people, for were it not for you, I would not be traveling down this track back to the windy city I love so much.  The place where everything began...and continues...I love you all, God Bless.