I've taken no pictures today because really, I haven't done much today. Didn't see any grandchildren, didn't work in the garden. I did take the trash but y'all don't want to see that place although the man who was tending it was so sweet and his smile was so beautiful that if I'd been braver I would have asked if I could take his picture.
I talked to a friend this morning and when she asked how I was doing I said, "I'm just tired." And I have been. I guess it's been a fairly busy week and I don't do busy these days. Not very well, at least. So I've just sort of rested today and been a little blue. I thought it was going to rain all day and I had been looking forward to that, thinking how that would make staying in and being lazy more acceptable but the weather widget sure didn't get that one right. We've had mostly blue skies all day long.
It sounds funny to say that I'm disappointed at blue skies instead of rain but I have been.
I shelled some peas and watched a few episodes of "30 Rock" which I have not watched all of. That could be my new project, right? Such a well-written show, such good characters.
The other main thing I've done today is fret over how to make a type of enchiladas I want to make. I was inspired by a recipe that Rebecca gave as well as by my friend who popped by the other day who talked about making spinach and poblano enchiladas. I've been looking at recipes and I have finally roasted the poblanos that I got at Publix earlier in the week and I've blended those up with raw spinach but I don't really know what I'm doing so I'm just taking a bit here and a bit there from different recipes and we'll see how they turn out. With enough cheese, anything can work, I suppose. I'm not sure I'm even in the mood for them now but I had nothing else planned for supper so...
And I guess it's just been one of those days, neither here nor there, just...a day. Isn't it funny how we only get a limited number of days and yet, we spend so much time simply passing the time? I think that most of us do try to make good use of the time we have but all of us, or at least most of us, waste a goodly amount of it.
Ah, I can't even get motivated to philosophize so you know I'm in a flat place. Not a bad place, just a flat one. Perhaps Friday martinis will make everything seem a bit bouncier.
We shall see.
Happy Friday, y'all.
Love...Ms. Moon
With enough cheese anything can work. So many contexts for that one!! It's okay to have a quiet day restoring. I think we tend to get too impressed with being busy and productive. It's OK to just sit now and then.
ReplyDeleteI do believe you are right, Liz.
DeleteYaaay! Cheese can rescue almost any meal and I promise these will be delicious 🧀
ReplyDeleteThey would have been better if I'd just strictly followed YOUR recipe but no, I had to add in spinach and poblanos. They weren't bad, though.
Deletea sort of blue and restful day is restorative in its own way. Yes, we *are* almost too consumed at the idea of being useful and productive, but even restful time IS productive in its own way. And it's taken me 68 years to understand this? Embrace it when you can! And bottoms up on that Martini!
ReplyDeleteSusan M
The problem for me is that I feel so damn worthless if I don't "get something done" that it probably takes away most of the therapeutic value of the resting.
DeleteIt's so fun to be crazy.
I've not been too bouncy either but it is good to rest or just be. Have a sweet night.
ReplyDeleteHopefully, we will soon be like Tigger, all bouncy and happy. Right? Right?
Delete350 for about 30 minutes with the sauce- will work with any filling that has precooked meat in it. put a titch of sauce on the bottom and when you roll them put them in the baking dish seam side down. i make ours with a mixture of chili beans, cream cheese and leftover chicken!
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Ooh, Mrs. M! That sounds delicious!
DeleteToday I've been awake or asleep. And awake, I did weave two times. . Onward, to tomorrow...
ReplyDeleteThe sun'll come up, TOMORROW/
DeleteBet your bottom dollar that tomorrow...
And so forth.
It is so hard to accept that we're human BEings, not human DOings. That it's OK to just "be" for a bit, but oh my, how easy it is to feel guilty about it.
ReplyDeleteYour spinach-poblano enchilada approach sound a lot like Boud's approach to art. Kind of like the (in progress) beaded doll. I bet it turned out as beautifully.
Chris from Boise
Yes. The damn guilt. I just hate it.
DeleteMy enchiladas were okay but no work of art to compare to that beautiful beaded doll!
I'm finally starting to feel human again. Busy day at work yesterday but the government here is finally starting to deal with health care crisis which is something. It gives me hope which is something nurses desparately need right now.
ReplyDeleteJack is doing well; he's with us. Gracie is drowning in her own mess but I can't fix that. We do what we can.
Take care, sending hugs and love.
We all need hope, don't we?
DeleteAnd no, you cannot fix Gracie. You can only take care of and love on Jack.
Sending love and hugs back to you.
It is okay to have a quiet, restful day. You are recharging for the next adventure/work/sleepover/event! :)
ReplyDeleteTurns out I was...
Deleteas many people have said to me, and I'm pretty sure you are one of them, doing nothing is not a wasted day. you're doing something even if it is only resting body and mind which is necessary for good mental and physical health.
ReplyDeleteAmen. I need to embroider that on a pillow.
DeleteI totally get it about blue versus rainy days. Blue days can feel oppressive to me, accusing me, whereas raining days allow me to curl up, guiltless. I love you. Sometimes flat is good. Protective.
ReplyDeleteOf course you get it. We are sisters. Or the same person. Whatever. I love you.
DeleteWell, just passing the time isn't a bad thing. It's called living! As I believe you've asked many times yourself, why do we all feel the need to be "productive" in order to feel worthwhile and accomplished?
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