An Eve of a New Year

I had a precious introvert day in my cottage,

and then I was on the road again.

Kendra and I made our way over to York,

picked up Katy,

and wended over to Nelli & Ben's.

We settled in to togetherness

 [and coloring] immediately.

Soon enough, however,

 we were joined by some of the dear ones 

our Nelli has come to call friends.

 The grape leaves were rolled,

 and then we stuffed our faces

 with all of the delicious possibilities available to us.

There were games then

 in N & B's newly painted [by yours truly] living room,

 and we laughed

 and waited

 with peace and love,

 making fun of all the weird things we saw on the tv,

for the moment of a new year.

And though I was struggling as the hour got near,

it was a beauty of an evening, with these treasured ones.