General update

An eventful week. Last weekend I was with my parents at the family "summer" place, closing it down for winter. We picked chanterelles and harvested two bucketfuls of Jerusalem artichokes, which we had not even set any this year--they just came up from leftover roots in the ground, I guess. Then I spent a few days having food poisoning; I can't recommend it.

And then this weekend I was down to visit my sister's family in Malmö. My two nieces are adorable. ♥ I watched Frozen II with the seven-year-old; she's very affectionate and kisses me and tells me that she loves me. The two-year-old was shy at first, but warmed up after a day. Awww. Also my sister and I got a whole evening singing together, which is rare indeed these days when she has small kids.

Unfortunately I also had a little trouble with my brother-in-law. He and mom had a conflict this summer which I had no part in, although of course there was still emotional labor involved on my part in handling the fall-out. We'd socialized with no problem on Friday and Saturday, but then on Sunday he got mad at me and left the room while we were discussing (of all things) glottal stops? While I'd thought we were just having a friendly discussion. : (

( More details on the ridiculous family dispute over glottal stops, for those so inclined. )