November 3rd. The moon is full, the sun was out and we spent the day outside. The keeper let us play and rest in the sun. She spent a little time out at Costco buying wine to thank the neighbors for the incredibly generous sharing of tools and then for all the times she came home and found her lawn mowed and leaves raked.
While she was getting out of her car at Costco she decided to walk across the driveway to reach out to the guys looking for day jobs in the parking lot. A lot of people call them an eyesore, but she wanted to interact with them as human beings. So often she is so busy she doesn't take time, but she found them so open and grateful to be seen and listened to. As she spoke to them, she found out the different Mexican states they came from, how often they are hired--1 to 2 days each week, what skills they have, and the fact that many attend church in White Center, and that they live out there. A long hall from the Edmonds Home Depot! When she brought them some food, they ate so ravenously she wished she had brought more. She knows that a little food isn't much, but to help someone feel like a human being and not an object of scorn, may help. She says she was inspired by a young woman who is poor herself but who told her this weekend that she and two others make peanut butter sandwiches and coffee and take them to another Home Depot.
When she got home, we got out and then she raked the whole yard and composted the side garden. Tonight she is using hot pads on her back!
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