Dilemma Averted :)

Shoprite "re-do" to the tune of $10.69.  :)  Can't make this stuff up.  And time of day change hit my clothes washing and dishwashing.  Later in the day for both, Monday and Tuesday, respectively.  Will see if apt cleaning stays on track for today.  :)  AND late watch of FBI.  I really need to stay alert today.  I was distracted by shiny objects - aka my free 26 ounce can of coffee - rang up at the wrong price so they made good by credited me what I spent after coupon applied.  $17.99-$7.30-10.69 = $.00.  :) And wrote to two people - one about writing for FEN blog and another about her 2027 "Summit" possible speakers/topics.  And I stayed up LATE.  Perfect day for the Death Sangha.  AND I got emails sending me two-$50 Shoprite gift cards.  No indication of who sent them...will get to the library to print those off today.  Either on family friend walk or later this afternoon.  :)  That is huge!  Might be moved to bring Sister Schubert rolls for Thanksgiving...

So yesterday - walked to Shoprite and back after my credit negotiation, ran dishwasher, watched FBI, watched library program online - very good!  Death Sangha.  Today - look at election results, clean apt, watch NCIS NY, walk with family friend, print off gift cards at library, EOLD, lunch with family friend at Parkville Market followed by ice cream sundaes at AC Petersen's.  OFFICIALLY the end of the b'day celebration with the gift cards squeaking in before the "deadline".  Big day.  Tomorrow - watch Chicago shows, walk with former co worker from first job when I came home 20 years ago, Rita DC, nothing on Friday paper calendar but watch L&O shows, Saturday - watch Boston Blue, Lansing DC and W&T book club.  Time change week finishes strong.  

You could find yourself in a position to spread wealth and success, darling Libra, as Venus RX and Jupiter form an auspicious aspect. Choose wisely when passing along opportunities you've outgrown, being mindful of who is qualified and most likely to return the kindness. You may also feel called to volunteer or donate funds to a nonprofit. Financial matters come into focus while the Scorpio Sun and Mercury RX unite, motivating you to pay down debts, invest, and stretch your dollar. Ask for advice if you're uncertain of which financial moves to make, as the Moon travels through Virgo and the sector of your chart that governs the unseen.

 It looks as though you're about to hop on the bandwagon, Libra. Friends will try to get you to support one of their causes. Think carefully. They aren't going to settle for a check. They want your hands-on support. While you might be intimidated by addressing a crowd, you always did want to use a megaphone. Volunteer for a night and see how it goes. You may enjoy it.

Too early for my third cosmic guidance, will check later today.  :)  I feel very "successful" with my gift cards soon to be in hand.  Have a good Wednesday.  

PS:  3rd cosmic guidance - worth waiting for... ?  Something will occur between now and the weekend that turns your world upside down. Considering how topsy-turvy things have been in recent weeks, you probably won’t mind too much. Who knows, you may even finish the right way up again!  And no NCIS-NY last night. :/ Onward to cleaning apt.  :)

Shoprite Dilemna

Won't say it was the only reason behind my sleep pattern last night, but I have some unfinished business to take care of from my Shoprite trip yesterday.  CFON coffee $17.29-$7.30=$9.99.  Mine range up at $17.99 as original price.  Will walk my receipt over today and ask for a "rang up incorrectly" remedy for a credit of $9.99.  Wonder if they have corrected it overnight.  That will really help out on my $38.30/$35.34 15 item shopping day yesterday.  

Balance of the day - washed clothes, dropped latest Eggers' back at library, Shoprite, walk, FEN CDF, should have stayed up for the NE FL DC, but lost my enthusiasm and wanted to get back to the book I started yesterday morning - Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America (2025) / Beth Macy  200 pages in as we speak.  Very interesting read right around election time.  

Today - run dishwasher, library talk online - Reclaiming Your Inner Wisdom: Sacred Indigenous Teachings with Asha Frost and I will do everything I can to stay up for 8 p.m. Death Sangha.  The Sunday ones are good timing - 1 p.m., the Tuesday nights...a bit late for me.   

More great pics to picture frame from son.  I thought some of the pics were from the dark sky star night event they were going to - from son:  That was just the Marfa lights area on Halloween.  Skies are super clear tonight and we are going to a thing in Marathon Texas for a dark sky event.  Man, he is a good trip planner.  

If you do not approve of what a friend is up to then you must speak up. They may not thank you for it now but they will do later on when it becomes apparent that your intervention saved them from making a very big mistake.

You may find it difficult to stay present when dealing with others, dearest Libra, as the Moon enters Virgo and your solar twelfth house. Your ability to recognize patterns and a boost to the imagination will have you in the mood for peace and quiet. Signs and blessings from the universe could emerge out of the blue as Uranus activates, marking the perfect time to connect with your higher self. Just be mindful that wishes made under these cosmic conditions might manifest in strange ways. Take your senses on a walk down memory lane by enjoying guilty pleasures from your youth, while Luna aspects the Scorpio Sun and Mercury Rx tonight. 

For you, Libra, the changing planetary configuration portends a period of timidity. You will probably go out less, introduce yourself to fewer new people, and be less prone to show off. But any relationships you form will be much more intense than usual. The weeks ahead are quite promising, although you may have to readjust some of your attitudes.

Promising weeks ahead! Connect with my higher self. I will hang my hat on that - especially with it falling in my dreaded Oct 15 to Jan 15 time period.  Fingers crossed.  :)  Have a good Tuesday.  

Peaceful start to November 2026

Deep sleep, vivid dreams last night.  Sun going down before 5 p.m. shortened my day - even more than my usual long mornings, short evenings day.  :)

Finished latest Eggers' this a.m.  Will drop that off at library on the front end of my walk today.  

Yesterday -  sibling call from sister #1 - she was up earlier than usual since she address all her "fall back" situations...except her coffeemaker :)...walked to Unionville and read were the balance of the day highlights.  Was late with my thank you, but texted the hostess for last Monday's great luncheon in MA.  

Today - Shoprite only run is my thought, walk, 3 p.m. FEN CDF.  Toying with the idea "to go" to NE FL DC.  Will see how I feel as the day goes on.  

If a friend or work colleague seems determined to fan the flames of disagreement this weekend, you must let them, and everyone else, know that you want no part of it. As a fair-minded Libra you detest “good guy” versus “bad guy” situations, and rightly so.

Indulge your extroverted side as the Leo Moon and Mars join forces, dearest Libra. Time with peers boosts vitality, charisma, and creativity, especially when you are surrounded by people determined to make a positive impact. Allow yourself to get fired up over causes or projects you're naturally passionate about when Jupiter and Venus rx activate later today. Your ability to generate excitement breathes life into goals you've been spearheading but haven't gained the traction you've pushed for. Life-altering collaborations are possible when Luna aspects the nodes of fate and Chiron, so be mindful of who you would like to work with, and don't hesitate to pitch ideas. 

It's very possible that you will want to take a step back today in order to take a closer look at your relationships. Your address book is full of names. Your phone rings off the hook. You receive tons of texts and emails every day. Yet isn't it funny that you feel alone? It's time to get rid of the superficial relationships and concentrate on those that really mean something to you.

I will be looking for the life-altering collaboration possibility...who will I carry with me?  :)  Have a good Monday.  
 

Incredibly peaceful night...surprisedly :)

My life dominoes lined up well yesterday.  Watched Boston Blue, good walk, finished off all the leftovers and can get back to food that makes sense for ME, not others but me.  New Eggers was just the book that could distract me from what noise I noticed on Main St. - which was very little.  Don't know if in the past I had not dropped the storm windows yet or it was a quieter crowd.  Whichever - A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING - Dave Eggers was all I needed to get to sleep.  3:53 a.m. as we speak.  So a good kick off to the dreaded time change week.  Sun will set before 5 p.m. tonight...  :/  Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.  

Talked to sister #4, she let it slip that sister #3 and wife and dog are planning to join us for Thanksgiving...we will see if that stays in place and I am glad to have some notice so I can prepare myself physically, mentally and emotionally.  I can do this.  

Today - walk to Unionville.  Nothing on my paper calendar.  56 degrees and sunny for walk time.  

Did scout out cranberry sauce at ALDI yesterday.  Too bad I can't go "off brand".  $1.39 for Sweet Harvest brand at ALDI, $1.99 on sale from $2.49 for Ocean Spray at Shoprite.  Will take a look at Stop & Shop.  I only am assigned rolls and cranberry sauce for my T'giving contribution.  Family knows my limits - mental and financial.  :)  Monthly financial report was a bit low...Friday seemed to be a bad market day.  Oh well.  I know I am in much better shape than others in the wide world.  

No more pics from son yet.  He and father will be moving toward the Chili Cook-off in Terlingua for the end of this week.  They will be judges one of the days.  Can't make son's life up.  

If you can find a way to bring a dispute to a harmonious end then do so. If, however, you have no choice but to declare one side the winner and the other side the loser then do that instead. Why should you care if anyone feels offended?

Surround yourself with inspiring and encouraging companions, dearest Libra, as Neptune, Pluto, and Uranus align. Recognize how your support network influences your ability to succeed, moving away from schemers who are too insecure to pursue their dreams while cheering for yours. Accountability pacts can help you stay on track as the Leo quarter Moon aspects Saturn this afternoon. Connect with ambitious peers to discuss your goals and set reasonable milestones to hit before the year ends. Clean up your online presence when Mercury Rx stirs tonight, especially if you're on the precipice of a major shift. 

Gossip and bad feelings among co-workers or in a group could occur today, and there might be some political shenanigans that it would be in your best interests to avoid. This isn't a good day to go to lunch with co-workers. Get away by yourself. Don't believe anything you hear. Chances are it isn't true. Keep to yourself and don't offer any opinions, Libra. To do so might be unfortunate.

Keep to myself and offer no opinions.  Completely fine with that and very do-able.  :)  Have a good Sunday.  First day of November 2026 - yikes.  

Parade Day :/

Had tried to schedule a trip out of town on this day in the past, but the last few years - just hunker down and know that "this too will pass" as to the wall to wall people in outfits jamming Main St and the surrounds for the parade.  Oh well.  

Yesterday - watched L&O shows, read, walked, swung by library to pick up book on hold on my way to massage.  Massage.  Worked through more of the company/landlady leftovers...will be good thing when I get back to my normal diet. Talked to sister #6.  She was off for her post work walk to the beach.  :)  

Today - watch Boston Blue, finish W&T book and drop at library, long walk, hunker down.  :)  Lights out, nobody home "face" to the street below.  Do monthly financial report.  

I thought this was an interesting take on this time of year...Halloween - another holiday we have taken in the wrong direction and focus.  :) From a newsletter I get:   "Samhain is the ancient Celtic festival marking the turn from the light half of the year to the dark half. Many believe that on this night the boundary between the living and the dead grows thin. Some people light bonfires on hilltops and others set a place at the table for loved ones who had died, welcoming their return rather than fearing it.  Centuries later, much of Samhain's shape survives, often unrecognized, inside Halloween: the costumes once meant to disguise the living from wandering spirits, the jack-o'-lanterns once meant to guide the dead home rather than frighten children. Underneath the candy and the costumes is an older instinct, the same one every tradition in this season seems to share: that the dead are closer at hand than we usually let ourselves feel, and that this closeness is not something to dread."

Great pics to my picture frame from son and his trip with his father.  They have covered a lot of ground in just a couple of days.  My son does plan a full trip itinerary.  :)  

If a friend or work colleague seems determined to fan the flames of disagreement this weekend, you must let them, and everyone else, know that you want no part of it. As a fair-minded Libra you detest “good guy” versus “bad guy” situations, and rightly so.

Money may be hidden in plain sight, dearest Libra, as the Cancer Moon aligns with Mercury Rx. This energy is perfect for selling unwanted valuables, going through your purses and jean pockets, or reworking business ideas that haven't taken off but you still believe in. Notice if you've been overly harsh with yourself recently once Venus Rx activates midafternoon, and work toward building yourself up instead. Consider if unhealthy romantic connections or professional environments are contributing to these issues when Chiron stirs this evening. Blow off steam and live your best life after Luna enters Leo tonight, priming you for a happy Halloween! 

 At the end of the day, you're the one who has to look in the mirror and know who you are, Libra. Think about this the next time you're tempted to make a rude comment or spread a displeasing fact about someone else. One side of you may be able to rationalize behavior that the other side simply despises. Today look at both of sides of yourself, not just the one that pleases you.

Will try and spend some quality time - with myself.  :)  Have a good Saturday.  

Full but low activity day :)

This picture hit me as I am trying to figure out what idea it is that I am rallying around...body was not too active yesterday, but mind certainly was.  Dreams were.  Interesting time during this "dreaded" Oct 15-Jan 15 time.  No in-person people in my day yesterday. FEN O&E Cmte meeting in the afternoon.  I say that but then I remember I ran into - 3 different groups of people outside of LaSalle Market as I wrapped up my walk. :)  One couple had the answer to a question I had since the chicken pot pie dinner, one commiserated with me re "people", another asked me if I had seen the auditorium reno progress at former school #2...I guess that was a people active block.  :)  

Other than that yesterday - watched my Chicago shows, walk, FEN meeting, great leftovers from landlady (peas and pasta dish landlord makes), cookies she made, strawberries that TX/NM friend left behind.  I have too much to eat in my apt as we speak.  VERY interesting situation in my apt.  Maybe that is why dreams are particularly active.  Body is being asked to process lots more as I sleep.  :)

Today - watch L&O shows, walk, massage/pick up book that is on hold at library. The nerd reich : Silicon Valley fascism and the war on democracy  Recommended to me when I was on my Eggers dystopia, Silicon Valley whistleblower phase.  :)  Can do my monthly financial report later today or tomorrow. And making a mental plan on how to approach the town Halloween Parade that will take over my street and go to all hours tomorrow.  Oh well.  :/

What you see and hear today may be worrying but in the greater scheme of things it is of no real significance, so don’t get wound up about it. There are always bad things going on in the world but that does not mean you are personally responsible.

A dip in motivation or energy may have forced you to slow down over the past couple of days, dearest Libra. Give yourself permission to switch gears and connect with loved ones while Venus Rx aligns with the nodes of fate. Resilience is sustained when you take time to appreciate the fruits of your labor. As the Scorpio Sun and Cancer Moon align, indulge in simple pleasures, trusting that more blessings and success are on the way. Take a breather from dynamics that have felt stagnant or restrictive as Saturn activates, and reflect on whether you need to set new boundaries. Review your online shopping habits as Mercury Rx and Mars square off, and highlight issues around impulsive spending. 

Emotions may cloud your thoughts as things start to heat up in a heavy way, Libra. In an effort to keep things light and energetic, you may be missing the core of the situation. Don't glance too quickly over all the issues. The answer to the riddle is right there in front of you. Stop for a minute to catch your breath and you will find the solutions that you seek.

Light and energetic, new boundaries, riddle answers, no worry about online shopping or any other shopping.  :)  Have a good Friday.  

Powering through :)

This has been a vibrant October with colors.  And active.  And...expansive.  Not sure about that last word, but my small slice of the world that I interact with on a daily basis has seemed bigger. (Sort of like that warning in the side mirrors of a car)  :)  Will spend some time with that thought on my walk today.  

Yesterday - cleaned apt, watched NCIS NY, walked with family friend (made a plan to go to Parkville Market next Wed for lunch and then AC Petersen's for ice cream - THEN the b'day will wrap officially for 2026)  :) , EOLD, Shake Shack lunch with swimming lady, she drove me over, I walked back.  Then GA DC.  Got out of DC to find text from TX/NM friend.  She had arrived back in NM Tuesday night, then in the car at 5:17 a.m. Mountain time to head back to TX.  Her message came in at 7:36 p.m. Eastern time.  11 hr 45 min road trip.  Her next trip might be Mexico.  She and husband have gone to Mexico to the beach for decades for Thanksgiving.  With kids until a few years ago.  Meeting up with friends and their families.  We will see if they go or not this year.  Lots going on in their TX/NM lives as we speak.  But she lives life much bigger than I do.  :)  Not a big "club" who lives as small as I do.  :)

Today - watch my Chicago shows, walk, FEN O&E (blog) Cmte meeting.  Nothing else on paper calendar.  (but paper calendar is sitting on a cleaned up and wiped down table top in my office!).  Was drawn to cleaning it yesterday.  Would love to get a bit deeper into W&T book club book.  Last week has not been reading supportive.  :)  The read I have been enjoying is The Demographic Edge/Joseph Coughlin.  Nothing - in my mind - should be decided without doing some people counting/age analysis.  His column yesterday "Built to Last, Staffed by Whom?"  This sentence hit me - Demographic projections can’t tell a CEO where to build the next factory. They can reveal what conventional investment analysis may miss: how much the population beneath today’s assumptions will change over the life of the asset.  Hope decision makers are counting, looking at human "pipeline".  

As one of the zodiac’s Air signs you possess plenty of common sense, but what you see or hear today could turn your head and lead to you making a decision you may regret. While your ruler Venus is moving retrograde you cannot afford to take risks.

Don't stay cooped up while the Gemini Moon and Jupiter align this morning, dearest Libra. Venture out to socialize, and you will likely find yourself in the right place at the right time. Keep an open mind and follow through on any connections or ideas that stand apart from others to maximize these auspicious vibes. You may also see an opportunity to revive old projects or collaborations once Venus rx, the nodes of fate, and Chiron activate later today. Bring order to goals you're intuitively drawn to after Luna enters Cancer this evening. Just try not to let optimism get in the way of practical planning when Neptune grows restless tonight, or you will quickly become overstretched. 

Emotions may cloud your thoughts as things start to heat up in a heavy way, Libra. In an effort to keep things light and energetic, you may be missing the core of the situation. Don't glance too quickly over all the issues. The answer to the riddle is right there in front of you. Stop for a minute to catch your breath and you will find the solutions that you seek.

Sounds like another Stop, Look and Listen day...wish me luck.  Have a good Thursday.