It’s been a full week. Fun! But tiring… So, in lieu of deep and thought provoking commentary, I thought I’d share one photo (that I’ve taken, but not used here) from each of the last three months.
A bit of sunshine on a cosy corner. Also – one of the few leather sofas I’ve found to be comfortable. Just don’t put your feet on it!
A big glass Christmas tree ornament. That I have never used on the Christmas tree… It’s pretty, though. And shiny!
Lines. And spirals. A composition of contentment. 🙂
After a cold, blustery day, we went to do the weekly shop. This was the view when we got to the car.
And when we got home…
❤
It’s hardly surprising, since we’re only minutes down the road.
Kermit sang of songs about rainbows. I’m not sure there are as many about them as he thought…
But here’s one.
There is also poetry.
The Rain-bow -by Thomas Love Peacock
The day has pass’d in storms, though not unmix’d With transitory calm. The western clouds, Dissolving slow, unveil the glorious sun, Majestic in decline. The wat’ry east Glows with the many-tinted arch of Heav’n. We hail it as a pledge that brighter skies Shall bless the coming morn. Thus rolls the day, The short dark day of life; with tempests thus, And fleeting sun-shine chequer’d. At its close, When the dread hour draws near, that bursts all ties, All commerce with the world, Religion pours Hope’s fairy-colors on the virtuous mind, And, like the rain-bow on the ev’ning clouds, Gives the bright promise that a happier dawn Shall chase the night and silence of the grave.
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…and one more 🙂
“Still will I harvest beauty where it grows” by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Still will I harvest beauty where it grows: In coloured fungus and the spotted fog Surprised on foods forgotten; in ditch and bog Filmed brilliant with irregular rainbows Of rust and oil, where half a city throws Its empty tins; and in some spongy log Whence headlong leaps the oozy emerald frog. . . . And a black pupil in the green scum shows. Her the inhabiter of divers places Surmising at all doors, I push them all. Oh, you that fearful of a creaking hinge Turn back forevermore with craven faces, I tell you Beauty bears an ultra fringe Unguessed of you upon her gossamer shawl!
I’m still taking things easy, although we did all the shopping today. My Babe is coming to the end of his holiday, so I think I’ll start up my “work” things next week as well. Until then – there are books to read!
Sweet Bean has been getting used to work, although he finishes after the last bus home. His job provider paid for an adult tricycle for him, with fluoro clothing and helmet. Very nice of them, and should have been good. Until we got a distressed call to pick him up…
I had thought it was because he hasn’t had a lot of experience riding bikes (hence the choice of a trike), but when we had a proper look at it today, we could see that the frame is buckled. Apparently the bike place told him that when he picked it up (so why did they let him take it like that??) – the seat and handlebars don’t line up. I got on it to have a go…I only travelled about two feet, while the front wheel meandered to the right, completely unaffected by the lack of movement of the handlebars. Either it can’t be tightened properly, or we don’t have the correct tools. Or both. The back brakes don’t really brake, but the front ones do. I don’t like to think what could have happened if he’d pushed through the other night, and had to “steer”, and possibly apply the brakes, down the hills on the way home.
It looks good at first glance, though.
He’s an adult, so he will have to sort it out. I can’t stomp in as Mum, and Have Words… 😡 But I am so glad that he is OK ❤
It’s been a good day. No, I wasn’t up at the rising of the sun 😀 And I didn’t actually see it setting…
But – the day was light and cheerful, if a bit tiring. Got a bit further on the organisation of something that will be fun. Randomly crossed paths with friends, one of whom we haven’t seen in a while. And got to the bakery early enough to get a lemongrass chicken roll!
As winter spreads tendrils into the atmosphere, the skies showcase the sun more deeply. Mornings glow on our wooden floor…
And light up the windows!
We were out the other day, a bit later in the afternoon than usual.
You can almost see the chill. And smell the wood fires and dinners cooking (somewhere, there was shepherd’s pie…)
Light hits differently in winter.
Musing on all this brought to mind a song – one which I’ve posted before, but bears listening to again.
“Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and forevermore! From the rising of the sun to its going down The Lord’s name is to be praised.” – Psalm 113:2-3 NKJV
The cold snap seems to have hit, more or less. It’s still a bit up and down, but I can see winter on the horizon. And the sunsets are…colder.
More pink! 🙂
I have been feeling better, although still getting tired sooner than I’d like. But I now have a glass cabinet! Yay! It’s not the same as the cabinets I already have, but this one is for teacups and pots/plates, so it doesn’t matter so much.
The empty space is for the other type of glass cabinet, when we get around to finding one. My Babe and Sweet Bean went out in the rain last weekend to get this one for me, and also to pick up some Pop Vinyls the seller had as well.
Wonder Woman, because…why not? Mrs Potts and Chip, from Beauty and the Beast. A cute addition to my real teapots and cups! 😀 But the one I really wanted was Charlie (Bradbury, from Supernatural)! My favourite character, but hugely expensive – $100 or more online. I told the seller she could get more on Ebay, but she very nicely let me have it for around $3.50 🙂 You never know what you’ll find on Facebook Marketplace…
********************************* Just a little addendum, as I heard today that another of my favourite actors has died – Michael Keating, who played Vila Restal on Blakes 7 (and went on to play many more roles). Here he is, quipping his way through dystopia…
After (far too) many years, we have finally bought a new mattress.
The finished article… (and no, there isn’t someone skulking under the duvet. Just a pillow)
The old mattress was sagging in random places, with springs that pinged when you moved in any direction. It had its day, but was too expensive to replace. Until now! 😀
This new one came in a box, compressed.
Doesn’t look too comfy here.
Nope.
Voilà!
It made a weird sound as it was decompressing – like something was boiling over on the stove. If I’d known that was going to happen I would have filmed it! 😀
It needed to be left alone (with plastic removed) for at least 24 hours. And then – sleep! It’s significantly deeper than the last one. And much more comfortable…
Yay!
As for bliss… another random YouTube offering.
Very much enjoying the video 🙂
But – time to drift off, on pillowy clouds, to sleep.
The last few weeks have seen changes in schedules, various appointments… time for a late morning and good reading! I’ve been doing well lately. Early starts are still not my favourite, but doable. I think things caught up with me a bit today, though. Still, I feel like I’m more able to plan ahead.
Yesterday we did our fruit and veg shopping, where I decided to try out these MASSIVE grapes.
(disco version)
They’re sweet. And a meal in themselves.
My garden experiments are doing well.
Seedlings from the lime seeds I planted a few weeks ago.
The sage plant, which was just a tiny sprig when I picked it from the garden at church. A month (?) or two (? can’t remember exactly…) in a glass of water, to help it throw out roots, and it’s obviously very happy!
I finally got my hair cut. My last (professional) cut was before Christmas 2024. It was very short then. I decided to keep the length as much as possible. I have one, sometimes two, side ringlets that turn up when my hair gets long. The hairdresser complimented me on my “waves”, and also my “natural” colour (in other words – silver. 😀 ) She also thought I was in my 40s, so that cheered my day!
Next week will be busy, so I will conserve energy where I can. Read. Rest. Listen to music. For some reason, this has been on my mind lately…
a bit of creativity, a bit of eco consciousness, a bit of inspiration.... hopefully not a lot of pompousness and blathering :D
i'm not entirely sure what's going on here... let's travel along and see...
1000 Fields of Roses 