It's a blustery, wild old day on the south coast of England. March has done its thing and come in like a lion, but is nowhere near ready to go out like a lamb just yet.
My crow's come to see what I'm doing, which is hanging out the laundry.
I have to hurry back in and get some food for him. Or her.
Interested.
Got a good beakful.
A bit worried about the camera.
Spring's advancing. The celandines are out —
— and the fruit trees are well in bud. Our blackcurrant bush is in leaf.
Hanging out laundry takes a while, because you have to peg everything carefully, especially on a very windy day. So I think as I'm pegging.
I think about the song that says "Everybody talkin' 'bout heaven ain't going there," and how important it is to get your grammar right, because of course what they really meant to say was "Not everybody talking about heaven is going there," which is entirely different. As things stand, the singer excludes him/herself from heaven too.
I think about teeth and wonder what to do about mine. Having given me no trouble all my life, now they are.
I think about climate change, and Brexit, and how we can best respond to life's challenges without making ourselves utterly miserable.
I think about this film coming out in May, and how very much I want to see it.
I think about my mother and wonder what's the best thing to do about her. This week has included a couple of trips across to her place in the middle of the night, because she presses her lifeline button and thinks she's dreaming the woman on the speaker phone asking her if she's all right. Hmm.
I wonder what to cook for lunch.
I think about seagulls and crows, about clouds and planting beans. I think about the church quiz night this evening.
All the ordinary, everyday things that make up a human life. And earth is, after all, just that pale blue dot caught in the middle of a sunbeam. Things matter so much and at the same time not at all.
So I come back in here, and sit on the bed with my friend, who has the right idea of how to spend a windy day.
13 comments:
Sorry about the tooth issues :( Your blog gives me an insane sense of peace when I read it. I think you handle the things life throws at you with such grace. I don't lol, I'm like aaand now it's meltdown time! I hope one day to be like you :)
Love you feed the crows too :)
Hey Pen,
As regards your teeth, have a look at greensmoothie.com it's written by a lady called Val Archer who had terrible trouble with her teeth and healed them. Hope it's useful to you.
Thanks for another lovely post.
Kirsty
Hi Katrina, hi Kirsty! Waving! I'll take a look at Val's teeth, Kirsty — thanks for the heads-up! xx
Pen I commiserate.I am seeing my dentist every fortnight and have been seeing him frequently for years. I am at the stage that I feel I should have my teeth out. But I hated the stunts various family members have pulled with the false teeth.
I love hanging was on a windy day. It dries quickly and is very soft. I can't imagine having said washing in the very cold.
I also understand about caring for parents. My mother wakes me around two am almost every night. It is so difficult to remain gracious.
I am feeling happy about our weather. We have had three days of storms and rain. WE have had about 70 mm of rain. My drought stricken garden is greening up. The weather is cooler too.
God bless.
It sure was blowin here yesterday too although this morning, as yet, is all blue skies and birdsong. I do love your stories of the everyday - they make my moments of inertia and contentment with ‘being’ seem ok! That said, like Rebecca, I was very taken with your post about Tom. Everyday extraordinary! Deb x
Just to add to the complement of Ks - your smiling face is delightful, the breeze caught you just right, and yes, laundry line meditations are such pleasure aren't they? Along with just being aware of the beauty around as the towels or whatever flap and flutter and try to get away from where you are trying to peg them. A lady at a cash till recently commented, on a windy day, that it would be a good day for hanging out the laundry, and I found my mischievous inner self musing that it was an unlikely comment from a man - do you think they know the meaning of "a good drying day"?;-)
Hope the teeth recover - it seems to be a theme at the moment
Hi Suzan — that is good news about your rain! Do you have water-butts to collect roof water at your place? I'm sorry about your teeth :(
Hi Deb — We had several seasons in one day here today — I think the wind direction changed mid-morning; started out warm and soft, then went to cold wind, sleet and hail! Noooo!
Hi Kat — Teeth as a theme; disconcerting! xx
I cried today talking with the dentist. I am easily prone to crying, but I am having tooth troubles, too. Sigh. So discouraging. And I am actually feeling quite "utterly miserable" as of late thinking about the state of the world and the impact I can have. Again, just quite discouraging. But, I shall overcome, as always, of course. The clothes line is a lovely place for thoughts. It is not quite clothes line season here yet. I did take my bicycle out for an hour earlier and let the wind in my hair and my thoughts come and go. It improved my mood, as time in nature always does.
Hi Beth! If you scroll up these comments and find the one Kirsty left, you'll see she recommends the website of Val Archer, called greensmoothie, that gives advice about teeth. I checked it out after Kirsty mentioned it, and got some drops called OraMD for cleaning teeth. It's just peppermint and spearmint oils in an almond oil base, couldn't be simpler, and you use only one drop at a time. So this week Hebe, Alice and I have been using the OraMD to clean our teeth, and we find it absolutely brilliant. It's also supposed to help heal teeth (as in helping them actually rebuild). Time will tell on that one, but at least it doesn't have fluoride in and coat our teeth with glycerine like regular toothpaste! It comes in a glass bottle like all essential oils, is vegan, and the only plastic is the dropper and lid. Another thing Val Harvey talks about with reference to teeth, is vitamin K2, which helps you metabolise calcium so it builds up your teeth and bones instead of just washing around in your blood causing trouble. As Vit K2 is mostly from animal sources, it might be helpful to you to check out the vegan options, as the lack of it could be a problem for your teeth. Apparently the best vegan source is natto. Blessings on your teeth and on your happiness; may you be at peace, may you be well. xx
Thanks, Pen. All around.
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Sorry to hear, Pen, that your teeth are wonkers. You and I are about the same age, if you will recall, and now I've suddenly lost two and found myself shopping for new ones. :( Hoping your treatment plan works well. Nothing like losing some to divest one of what little pride of appearance one had left.
Oh, no! How distressing! I've noticed this happens to people — they go along fine and then in their 60s or 70s suddenly they have a wave of tooth problems. I haven't lost any yet, but the thing is I have strong objections to root canal fillings and don't want to start arguing with my dentist, so I think I have a brief window to try fixing things my own way . . .
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