Franni Cash | 1000 Fields of Roses

Honest

I’ve had a bit of a sniffle the last few days.
Not one of the big 3 (4?) – Covid, Flus A & B, or RSV – I checked 🙂
I thought I’d have to cancel much of my week, but I’ve been steadily feeling better.

Lots of books to read! 😀

In the times when I don’t feel up to going out into the world (which have been many, over the last years) I can sometimes feel useless and a bit dimmed…but sometimes I’m happy and enjoying my uninterrupted reading time.
I used to just feel…icky. Dark. Sad.
Still do, from time to time.
Then I need to look at myself, work out what’s going on, and remember that I’ve been through it before.
Be honest about where I am.
Where I’ve been.
Where I’m going.
And then, just…persevere!

Pretty soon the sun will come out again.

Honest!
❤

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on September 22, 2026 at 11:17 pm Leave a Comment
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Colour Matching And Global Musing

Sometimes I find that I have matched my food to my clothing.

Although, looking at it again – it’s not an exact match.
More like picking out the “brights” in my oatmeal…

I have had a bit of a cough lately.
This is partly annoying me because I am making an effort to eat better (hence the oats and berries 🙂 )
Coincidentally, I have also been reading this book.

😆

It’s an interesting and confronting read.
Far from being a long-ago illness of fainting poets and drooping Victorian ladies, tuberculosis is still taking many lives – over 1.2 million last year alone.
John Green discusses the “beautiful disease” trope, as well as the historic and geopolitical effects on tuberculosis incidence globally. He weaves the story of a young man he met through the book, illustrating the personal challenges and tragedies of contracting tuberculosis. That man (Henry Reider) was able to access treatment, and now uses his YouTube channel to help his community with health and other issues.
We spent a (very) short amount of time, 30 years ago, in a community that was (and is) rife with tuberculosis.
It’s not pretty.
I appreciated being reminded that the world is bigger than my four walls, and that I am called to look at it and see what my role is there…
Have a read. I found this copy at my local library – always worth a visit 🙂

…and here is a song for the weekend ❤