So I took my nap though I couldn't find any hot chocolate. The sun has come out, not a cloud in the sky, I opened the curtains. The sunlight sparkles off the globe and pottery Shari has on the tansu below the window. My friends have been cheerleading. Sam and I are getting ready for the walk I promised her. All is right with world. Patience, all good things will come in their own time. Maybe even a good snow fall. I bet I can convince Shari and Cameryn to spend Christmas vacation in the mountains. Sam's ready to go now.
It's gray and gloomy today with temp down in the 50's. I don't feel like writing and I can't think of anything to write about. I am missing snow. We don't get but 2-3 inches a year here in Norfolk, usually not until February or March. Mostly I don't mind. Snow is pretty while its falling which is usually a couple of hours before dawn here when the air is coldest. But after an hour or so of traffic, the crisp white ground cover is slushy and covered with exhaust smoke, kind of disgusting.
It's gray and gloomy today with temp down in the 50's. I don't feel like writing and I can't think of anything to write about. I am missing snow. We don't get but 2-3 inches a year here in Norfolk, usually not until February or March. Mostly I don't mind. Snow is pretty while its falling which is usually a couple of hours before dawn here when the air is coldest. But after an hour or so of traffic, the crisp white ground cover is slushy and covered with exhaust smoke, kind of disgusting.
Don't misunderstand I'm not talking about moving back to Cleveland where I do have great memories of overly long winters and near freezing to death at times. But I also had lots of fun with neighborhood snowball fights and sledding. building 10 person pyramids on 4 sleds and losing everyone off the sleds. or the occasional inner tube ride unsteerable while bouncing off the white stuff, that when it went up your nose it just ran right back out again. We didn't have good hills where I lived in Avon Lake we had to go to My Aunt's house in Hinkley to find good hills. We also met the cousins so it was fun with all of us playing until we froze. That's what I'm thinking on this gray and gloomy day. Snow and sledding. I'm going to bundle up with a cup of hot chocolate and go sit on the front porch. See if I can remember my snow dance I learned from the Shinto priests in Japan. I wonder if it will work here?
fwiw, i used to tell my stepkids that if they were bored, they weren't paying attention. boredom is a doorway to the inside, to look in a different direction, to see things differently.
ReplyDeleteTag, you're being a little harsh on my friend ~ YOU. Borrowing an excellent word that Tree coined, it's OK to have a dullery day sometimes. It provides an opportunity to regroup and reconsider. Pretty soon I'm going to post something that might make you think of a humorous reply. And if that doesn't work, I'm going in search of some beautiful image that will fill your head and heart.
ReplyDeleteSoon I'm going to join standing my head, standing on my head. That was something I used to do for no reason in my 20's. Maybe I have all my body juices flowing in the wrong direction. Limes I have to spend 15 minutes a day beating my self up or I don't qualify for my depression support group. Than my sponsor gets all depressed and I feel guilty for being the source of his pain. (HAH). My copy of the funniest movie ever made that no one has ever heard of just arrived in the email from EBAY. The movie is Bullshot with Allen Shearman, Diz White. produced by George Harrison's Hand Made Films in the early 80's The movie is a comic masterpiece with the Tagline "before their was 007, before their was Clouseau there was Bullshot.
ReplyDeleteWell, you revived too soon! I've just sent you a "snap out of it" greeting on my blog. And you've already snapped out of it. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI don't know the movie, but I swear I've heard the tagline. Hmmm . . . although Ex did run a TV in every room 24/7, all on different channels for 32 years. I've probably been slightly whacked by every bit of information that ever crossed the waves.
go, tag! standing on your head is the best possible asana (pose) to do, followed by shoulderstand.(these 2 are always done together.)take it slow, do the prep poses, - wait, i've started to yoga-blab. sorry.
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ReplyDeleteOK Let me get this straight. Take it slow, do the prep poses...Then fall down and go Boom!
ReplyDeleteNO, NO, NO! *heeheehee* no falling down allowed!
ReplyDeletecontrolled descent, what i tell my students.
Controlled Descent. That's what my parachuting instructor said too. it did work though. Ill give this standing on my head a try. Standing on my feet hasn't been working too well. for me or Limes.
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