AND OFF WE GO

(FYI this was written yesterday, on “No King’s Day”, October 18, 2025.)  

Let me be clear. I am not a regular protester. But I’m gonna be out there today. Our democracy is in danger.  And, that threat calls for me to do my part.  Small though it may be. We can’t afford to let our country stray from its Constitution and our commitment to democracy.  So, yes, I’ll be there.  Dragging the foot and carrying a small sign.

But something remarkable happened as I was writing this.  To misquote Clement C. Moore who famously said .........”and there before my very eyes did appear....”

But it wasn’t Santa Claus who showed up. Or a bunch of sleighs. Or even eight little reindeer. But, it was, wonderfully and magically, a single doe.  One sweet little doe. I glanced out my window and there she was. Small, delicate, fleet of foot.  She looked straight up at me in my window and then she took off.  Around the bend and back into the woods.

Now, we all know that she and her kin symbolize peace.  Thus, in my mind, that little doe didn’t show up here by accident.  She spoke to me!  Directly! Just for a second.  Now, you can go right ahead and call me crazy.  Others have.  You’d not be the first.  Or the last.  But it’s my blog and I know what happened.  And I know why. 

So, here I go.  Out and onto the streets.  With a sign in my arms, a sweet little doe in my heart and peace in my prayers.

PS. I didn’t make it to the protests. I wanted to but the foot put itself firmly down and refused to cooperate when it learned how far it would have to walk. But both feet, the Mister and I were there in spirit.