We knew things were getting bad for a few weeks now, but yesterday morning I lost my grandpa. My dad’s father, who we thought was doing fine until about a month ago. Then everything went downhill fast like a rollercoaster and now he’s gone away. My grandpa and grandma were the ones who raised me and my brother and instilled in me my love for knowledge, history, and art. I’m happy that he isn’t hurting or tired anymore but I’ll miss him for the rest of my life.

After the funeral Monday I want to take a few days off to just drive around the northeast. In hard times journeys are the one thing that will always make me feel a little better. Long trips require a lot of gas though and I want to be sure I have enough that I won’t get stranded anywhere. If you want to help it would mean the universe to me and I won’t ask for something without offering anything in return. My Etsy shop TheLordOfTheLake is still up and running https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheLordOfTheLake and I have ko-fi has gone live http://ko-fi.com/linabeest for any ko-fi donation I’ll draw a thank you picture of your sona.

Some of the happiest times of my childhood were going on trips with my grandparents. I’d like to feel like I’m taking the trip with him and driving this time.