A bit of a sombre update today, my remaining grandparent passed away this week.

Grandma had a stroke some years ago and had lost the ability to talk, eat and move her body for the most part. She is free now finally, and can go hang out with Grandad again in whatever place that is. She was a musician, a dancer, and one of the integral reasons I love animals as much as I do (and why I had so many pet birds growing up).

It's sad but also relieving for us, as her quality of life was not high (though she was well cared for in a hospice place). I'm hanging out with my parents and helping them arrange the funeral service. We got the bulk of it done yesterday thankfully. Today is sifting through photos and finding music, and organising flying a few family members up for the funeral.

I will still likely get some commission work done this week (the sense of normalcy is nice) but it will all be the digital work. I'm a little behind schedule because of the Crohn's flare anyway, my commission opening might be further delayed (for this and a few other reasons I'll detail in a later post).

If you feel like sharing condolences or a story of a loved one, I'll make sure to relay them to my mother. She will probably be quite touched, and I would enjoy getting to learn more about you (and your loved ones).