Sunday, February 28, 2021

really quite lucky

 The sun shone strongly once it burned away the fog. Looking out the window across the field I was reminded that grey fog is my mode of being this time of year - so far, so good and my fingers are crossed.


Yesterday we had the pleasure (snort) of shoveling/snow blowing yet again. The snow is getting pretty deep although not as extreme as the winter of 2007/08 - that was some big amount of snow.



Here’s a photo from the winter of 2007/2008 - mega snow. The snow was less than a foot below the height of our fences. If the horses had been inclined they could have stepped over the strand and gone for a walk about (they didn’t tho).



We had a lovely virtual visit with Cathey last night. We’ve spoken a few times on the phone, but this was the first time we’d ‘seen’ her since the pandemic. She got used to the medium quickly so we nattered into the night. Coincidently, it was almost a year to the day since she and Jim visited us last.


Let’s do a recap on my countdown/up widgets: 350 days since restrictions started. We’ve done 128 days since we brought the camper back from Kirsten. There are only 62 days left until May 1st. Strangely time is rushing by at a breakneck pace. When we sat down at the table tonight we reminisced about our beer advent. It seems so long ago.


As of today the US has 520,000 deaths. Canada has had almost 22,000 deaths. Worldwide the number shockingly sits at 2.55 million poor souls dead to Covid-19.



“Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're really quite lucky.”

~Dr. Seuss

Friday, February 26, 2021

I feel good I knew that I would

 Do you ever suddenly realize that in terms of the universe and the billions of years it’s been around and will be around, we are just a nano blip. It is a bigger concept than my mind can comfortably hold. Just think, we’ve only had electricity a little over 100 years and yet the Earth has been around for 4 billion years. Puny.



Today was another wonderful day, full of sunshine and almost spring like temperatures. Joy is the word that comes to mind. The days have been like that lately, even when the sun is hidden behind the clouds. Lots of bouncy music, loud singing, and raucous dancing around the house is triggered by the joy. Or perhaps the music triggers the joy. Whatever the source, I’m living it.


I feel good a la James Brown!


After a good long sleep Wednesday night I worked up the nerve to hand Carm the scissors again… He did a pretty good job so now my hair is a mid-length bob with just a small gash at the back. Not my favorite hair cut, but it will do. I could go to the salon for a proper cut, but I’m not ready to go short yet. That will come in May (assuming we aren’t in another lockdown).


Aside from that, the last few days have been regular groundhog days with not much to differentiate them from one another. But that’s the way it goes these days.


More vaccines approved. Oh, and if you watch any tv you’ve seen hundreds (thousands?) of long needles jabbed into people's arms. I’m not crazy about needles and generally don’t watch when I’m getting one, but gosh, it’s too much! I’m not sure if they are trying to desensitize us but it’s not working.



“Whoa! I feel good, I knew that I would, now

I feel good, I knew that I would, now

So good, so good, I got you

Whoa! I feel nice, like sugar and spice

I feel nice, like sugar and spice

So nice, so nice, I got you…

~James Brown

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

soundtrack on my shoulder

 In less than 24 hours after placing my order, everything was installed, the transformation well underway. I love the blue ‘velvet’. Once I had a few minutes to take it all in, we ordered a carpet for in front of the fireplace - weirdly, I had a few rugs in my favorites list and settled on this one - the same design as the one we already have! I guess I know what I like.  


I love it! The carpet will go under these chairs.


the horror before - we were both sick of that sickly green


Spike’s loveseat



I feel that I should have a soundtrack playing as I go about my day or maybe I should strap a giant 80s style boombox onto my shoulder. First would be a song by 10cc that I sing every single morning:

When you open your eyes

To a brand new morning

And the sun shines

Above you

You pull on your breeches and say

Oh well,

It's the start of a brand new day


After some coffee, an ancient Disney song from ‘Song of the South’ would be on repeat for several minutes. Throw in some wild gyrations:

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay

My, oh, my, what a wonderful day

Plenty of sunshine headin' my way

Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay!


Around lunchtime I’ll belt out a good rendition of ‘Dancing in the Street’:

Calling out around the world

Are you ready for a brand new beat?

Summer's here and the time is right

For dancing in the street



And then it all took a nosedive. I got the scissors out to trim my hair a bit - I think I did a pretty good job, but there were a few long strands at the back that I couldn’t reach… so… I asked Carm… he cut a clump of hair 2” shorter!!! WTF! WTF! WTF! I don’t know if I can trust him to even it up... 



Luckily it’s just hair and will (hopefully) grow back. Plus I can’t see it in the mirror. And it’s not like I’m going anywhere 😣



“At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.”

~Elizabeth Gilbert