Wednesday, November 13, 2019

A Pretty Day Indeed


That's what the sky looked like today. I took that picture at Jessie's house where that giant shrub is in bloom and I can't for the life of me remember what its name is but isn't that a fine contrast?
Even Levon who was working outside with a shovel said, "Pretty day."


You have to love a two-year old who notices how gorgeous it is and remarks on it. 

I went over to Jessie's this morning to help her with the boys while she cleared out her raised beds and planted her own greens and things. August has a residual cough from his last cold and Levon is snotty so she didn't want to take them anywhere and she has really been needing to get things planted. Knowing that if I went to her house and her house only I wouldn't have to change into "town" clothes but could stay in my overalls and Goodwill cashmere, I volunteered to go hang out with the boys while she got things done. 
I had a great time with those boys. I love being silly with them. We read a lot of books. Levon likes to sit beside me with a blanket tucked around him. He loves his blankets. He doesn't have just one favorite, he seems to like to having a collection to choose from. August will sometimes put his  hand on mine or rub my arm while I'm reading and that makes me so happy. 
Before Jessie went outside, she made some noodles for the boys with bone broth and then, to try and alleviate August's cough a little bit, she made tea and served it in the boys' tea set with honey and milk and a muffin. Levon was down for a short nap at that point but August and I sipped our tea and stirred our honey. 


When Levon woke up he had some tea as well and then we all went outside and helped Jessie. The beds were full of very healthy looking zinnia volunteers so first we pulled all of those and Jessie got in the dirt with a pitchfork to break up old roots and fluff it all up. 




While she planted, the boys I went back inside and read some more books. 
She got it all done and watered in and I kissed everyone good-bye and came home. 

Last night one of the young roosters almost lost his mind, realizing after dark that it was getting very, very cold and that sleeping up in a tree was not a good idea. He actually came onto the porch which is quite unusual for him because he's skittish around me. 


He even jumped up and tried to get into the house through a window. That, of course, only works if the window is open which it was not. 
"Ya damn rooster!" I said to him. "This is why you sleep in the hen house!" I half-heartedly tried to throw a towel over him to grab him up and carry him out to the roost but he wasn't having that. 
He spent the night on the porch, I do believe, but tonight he's roosting with the rest of the chickens. He may be smarter than I thought he was. 
He certainly has an extraordinarily long neck, doesn't he? 

And so it has gone. I did a little more work on August's dress and next I'll move on to the pants and to the finishing on both dresses. I need to disguise my crappy sewing on the pockets with some embroidery. I didn't get to listen to much of the testimony from Washington today but if I'd been at home I would have listened to all of it. I know it would have made me angry, hearing the Republicans trying to come up with any reason whatsoever to challenge and disparage the witnesses. These people can't possibly believe that Trump is innocent of trying to use quid pro quo to serve his political interests. I mean- come on. They keep saying, "It's just hearsay," but every bit of testimony supports the whistleblower's claim, not to mention the fact that the funds allocated to the Ukraine were finally delivered within forty-eight hours of the White House getting the news about the whistleblower's report. 
What the hell is in it for the Republicans to be so stubbornly supportive of this serial liar and completely incompetent president? Fear of not being re-elected? Seriously? 
Have they no moral compass at all? No conscience? No love for their country? NO BALLS? 

I don't know. And I really don't believe that the Senate is going to vote to impeach and I really don't think that Trump's supporters are going to change their minds about the idiot one iota because they are truly living in an alternative universe where Donald Trump is the best president the US has ever had and his wife is the classiest First Lady ever to have lived in the White House. 


Classy! Every freaking comment about her on pro-Trump sites uses that adjective. "So glad to finally have a beautiful and classy First Lady!" they say. 
You know what they mean though, right? 
"Okay, so she may not have gone to Princeton and Harvard but she sure is white!" 

Well. That was a bit of a tangent. 

I have the absolute most beautiful loaf of sourdough in the oven right now. I am still experimenting and I think I may have learned a thing or two with this one. We shall see. 

Tomorrow I'd like to dig sweet potatoes. It may rain but then again, it may not. They say it's best to harvest them after come cold weather, that it sweetens them up. That may or may not be true. I just hope they're fat enough to make the effort worth it although if they're tasty enough, size won't matter that much. 
Take that as you will. 

I was going to post a video of Keith Richards talking about snorting a tiny line of his dad's ashes but y'all probably aren't as weird as I am. In it he talks about "ingesting his ancestor" and I can relate to that, having not snorted but having licked my fingers after scattering the ashes of some of my beloveds. If you're truly interested go HERE. 

And now you're probably all thinking, "Jesus. When is Mr. Moon coming back?"

Soon,  y'all. Soon. But I'll still be crazy. 

Love...Ms. Moon




21 comments:

  1. I've seen that picture of FLOTUS before. I wonder how I could not see, that is a gun in her hand.

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    1. As if those breasts weren't dangerous enough.

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  2. I listened to the hearings today and was just disgusted by the Republicans twisting it every which way but straight. I was reading a new blog, and was able to distance my emotions by laughing.
    Melania is living in hell. All the looks and clothes can't make up for what is coming for her and her son. I have no pity for her. Just a disgrace for this country.
    August and Levon are just too cute.

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    1. I often wonder about Barron. What sort of a life is he going to have? What sort of life is he having now? I can't imagine any real happiness for him.
      On the other hand- August and Levon are living the good life. And it shows in their faces.

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  3. GAWD, that photo of FLOTUS will probably give me nightmares...the boys and their beautiful day give me hope...

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    1. There are some truly frightening pictures of Melania online. I wouldn't call any of them classy though.

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  4. You had a much more productive day with Jessie and the boys than you would have watching the travesty in Washington. The picture of the First Lady captures her essence don't you think? Gun in hand and all. I have a theory that she is the orange idiot's handler. Levon is so cute with his shovel.

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    1. I see Melania as more of a business woman. She's pretending to play a part and will be rewarded royally for it when this is all over. Otherwise- wouldn't she have left him a long time ago?
      I hope she has some good lawyers.

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  5. We have our own shit here, his name is Jason Kenney and he stinks of right wing bullshit. Fucking politicians.

    The sad thing is that I have met a few politicians in my life and they all went into politics to make the world a better place. Sadly, as will aspect in life, there are always bad apples although in the case of the COP, it does seem to be rotten to the core.

    Glad you got to see your grandbabies and your daughter and spend time digging in the dirt. And you're not crazy woman, you're interesting:)

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    1. I do think that there are some politicians who are in it because they truly want to make things better. We were talking the other day about Obama and how he seemed so much like one of the good guys. Truly. And how did that happen? We agreed that it was partly because he was so young that he hadn't had time to get hardened and cynical and also that he came from such a background of community service.
      But yes- you put it perfectly saying that the Republicans seem to be rotten to the core.

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  6. You pulled the zinnia volunteers?!?! I would have planted around those little devils! I can't even stand to pay any attention to politics at the moment. I skim the news but for the most part I shut it all out. I already know enough to know where I stand.

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    1. There was no room to plant around them! They had completely taken over the beds! Plus, if we do get a freeze, they're going to go anyway. So...out they went. It was sad though.
      You're right- I know where I stand too. I must like being angry. This is not something I'm proud of.

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  7. What a great day with the boys, and I bet Jessie loved getting some stuff done outside at her house under that pretty sky. And...I loved that clip of Keith Richards telling about his dad...thanks for posting the link.

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    1. She did enjoy just being able to get a few things done and the boys were, for the most part, very happy to just hang with old Mer.
      I'm glad you liked the link! Keith is elegant, even when he's talking about snorting his dad's ashes, isn't he?

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  8. classy...white and big tits. McConnell has already said he won't impeach regardless of how many smoking guns there are. I was just talking about this this morning with my sister. we are both dumbfounded that anyone still supports him. I truly think that the republicans are all Russian sleeper agents. they want to see this country destroyed. and even if we get rid of Trump in 2020 the damage is so deep and extensive that this country will never recover. if Trump gets re-elected we'll just become another failed democracy with a cruel dictator. wish I could uproot the family and move to another country.

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    1. I hear you. I don't think that all of the Republicans are Russian agents but I think a lot of them are on a payroll...
      Or something.
      Jesus. Who could have foreseen this?

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  9. Just read an article about Keith and the ten times he nearly died. Typical Keith, funny and miraculous! Also just saw that Willie Nelson can't breath. If one lives long enough, past expiration date- bound to be troubles...Dang.

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    1. I just watched part of Willie's performance at the CMA awards last night and yes, it's very obvious he's having trouble breathing.
      Shit. I love that old man. He's so beautiful.
      Why do I seem to fall in love with the old ones so hard? I guess because they are the most beautiful in my eyes.

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  10. Looking at Washington D.C. from this side of The Atlantic, I am also very puzzled as to why middle-of-the-road Republicans would want to stick up for Trump. It is so patently obvious that he did act in a very un-presidential manner in relation to Ukraine and Hunter Biden. Leopards don't change their spots and Trump's past record speaks for itself. There are many better Republican men and women who would make finer presidents so why are they sticking up for him? Even the janitor would make a better president.

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    1. I have no more answers than you do about why Trump gets the support he gets. Is it all about taxes and racism? I really don't have a clue.
      And even the janitor's DOG would make a better president.

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  11. I meant to tell you the flowering shrub/small tree in the picture is a Chinese fringe flower. I have several.

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