Friday, March 27, 2020

Denial Is Getting The Job Done For Me Today

Ironically, when I woke up this morning it was foggy as hell outside while I felt far less foggy in my head and actions. No apparent reason. Just the way it was. I felt better in all ways than I have in quite awhile. More energy, less snot. Keeping the air conditioner on may be helping with that as the air is filled with all sorts of pollen here now. But for whatever reason, I felt as if I could do things and I did, although not really that much.
I extended my walk by an extra mile and as a reward, got a surprise in the form of a sheep.


We have all sorts of animals around here. Cows, pigs, goats, geese, horses, donkeys, mules, etc. Not to mention all the wild critters. But until today I had never seen a sheep in Lloyd. I thought instantly of Mr. Pudding who seems to live in a area where you can't swing a cat without hitting a sheep. So to speak.
My sheep picture is so far inferior to his that I am almost embarrassed but she was securely fenced behind that chain link and she was quite shy and not very sure about me. This is part of the whole almost-ranch that some folks seem to have put in lately down the road. I hear they are Mexican, and I believe it because of the Mexican sun on the eave of this huge pole barn that's been built. 


Can you see it? Also, the nice stonework around that tree. They've got a lot going on and there were some gorgeous cattle beside the sheep, just hanging out, enjoying the coolness of the morning. Lloyd is a funny place. This new place is enclosed with brand new fencing that has prison-looking barbed wire at the top. Very professionally done with obviously expensive materials. A few miles down from that there is another farm-like place that has everything enclosed in sheet metal. I mean, a LOT of sheet metal and it's all repurposed from other projects. It is not nearly as tidy looking but I'm sure it gets the job done. 

No Man Lord's religious bread art was still there with very few of the slices disturbed. Perhaps he refreshed it this morning before I passed by. 

While I was still walking, Lily texted to ask if they could come over to pick up Gibson's birthday present- a pair of skates that I'd ordered earlier in the month- and have a short proper-distance visit. Of course I said yes! It was so good to see my kidlings. They seemed in jolly spirits and Gibson showed me where he'd stepped on the tack and they got to see the chicks out in the coop and I gave them the skates and some eggs and the kids picked carrots and ate mulberries and I picked greens for them. Despite the no hugging, it was joyful. 


Well, Maggie did cry when it was time to go and she realized that no, she was not going to get to come inside and play. 

After they left I hung laundry on the line, chopped up grapes and greens for the chicks, and gave them fresh water and feed. All of them appear to be very well. 


By the time all of this was done and I'd made lunch for Mr. Moon and me I looked at the clock and it was almost three. WHERE does the time go? It's so very odd. 
And then the man worked in the garden (and this is going to be the best garden ever) and I worked on my dress and got the laundry in and well, here we are. 

The kids and I texted back and forth all day again. We did a lot of discussing about The Tiger King which led to Hank posting a list of The Top Ten Fucked Up American Subcultures. It's genius. Like Hank. 

And so today has been a good day. Aside from the fact that we're in a pandemic and people are sick and dying, of course. And our president appears to be determined to kill us all. 

I just asked Hank if I could publish his list. He said I could. So here we are.




There are people at the church next door. I hope they're using the six-feet rule. 

It's Friday. Be well. Stay safe. Stay home if you can. Take heart. We will get through this, even as we know these are early days. 

Love...Ms. Moon

21 comments:

  1. ha ha ha dying. jugalos. i grew up with those original ICP kids. and e-sham the satanic rapper. tell hank and he'll laugh too.

    that was something i needed to see today.

    xxalainaxx

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    1. You would love Hank so much that it would be crazy.
      Crazy awesome.

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  2. I cannot remember you walking an extra mile, ever, on your feet! This doesn't include all the extra miles you walk all the time for everyone you know and love, but your feet! Well done.
    I just wondered if I should delete this for inappropriateness. Should I have? I mean, you may have walked your feet off before and I just didn't notice.
    Have a nice weekend.

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    1. I keep going back and rereading what I wrote and I don't understand. Clue me in! Did I make a major error?

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    2. It is me. I just needed to go to bed.

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  3. I had no idea what a Juggalo was, I had to look it up. Creepy.

    Glad you got to see your grandkids today. I saw my little guy for a few minutes this evening when I dropped off some allergy medication for Gracie.

    It was lovely and warm today but it's supposed to snow again tonight. Sigh. My plants are slowly coming alive though. I was out there today picking up dog poop and already the plants are coming up through the snow. Yay:)

    Stay safe woman.

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    1. Warm here too. Too warm already and only going to get warmer. Glad you got to see your little man. I know you miss him and that he misses you.
      I have to tell you that I'm really glad not to have to pick up dog poop. Chick poop is really not that bad.
      You stay safe too!

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  4. How cool that you got to visit...I thought today was Saturday until a friend corrected me, speaking of brain fog. I was able to get outside a bit but today marks the official stay at home if non-essential order from the county here. I hope you have a good evening.

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    1. I'm way ahead of the official stay-at-home thing as are you. Glad you got to get out for a little bit.

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  5. The kids look so happy. No school! Hank’s list is fantastic.

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    1. I think the kids are about as happy as they can be!

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  6. Oh my god. I love the list. So, so good. I have an online friend (Cara Nicoletti, remember her? the butcher?) She does this hilarious thing with her family, texting. Her parents and sisters torment her by texting her "things Cara likes" and it's horrific shit -- sort of like the sub-culture list Hank made!

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    1. Families are funny. Well, the best ones are!

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  7. How wonderful that you got to see the kids! I hate that Maggie cried though. It's hard for young ones to understand all this. Well, it's hard for anyone to understand, but you know what I mean!

    Sounds like it was a good day and that makes me happy!

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    1. Maggie generally cries at some point when she's over here so that didn't upset me too much. She's an emotional little woman.
      It was a good day.

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  8. I am honoured to have been mentioned in this blogpost and would make a speech but I am feeling sheepish. I have visited twenty US states and I swear I never saw a single sheep in any of them. If I came back as an animal I think I would be a sheep - well a ram with big horns. I wonder which animal the American rapper D.J.Trump would be - probably a Wuhan fruit bat.

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    1. You're so funny, Mr. P.! Of course I thought of you when I saw the sheep. And the US has plenty of sheep. You just haven't visited where they are. Trust me. There's an author called Ivan Doig who has written quite a few books about sheepherding in the US. Look him up! And I think you're right about the Trump-bat thing.

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  9. I have a mexican sun on the side of my little barn. does that make me mexican? and where's the picture of the bread cross? glad you got to see some of your kiddos.

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    1. Well, it's not the usual for a ranch here to have any sort of decoration on their barn. You could be right.
      I am too shy to take a picture of the bread cross. I do not want to offend Mr. Harvey. He is quite shy and always seems to be sitting right there.

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    2. What if you asked him if you could take a picture of the cross? Do you think he'd go for it? He might be proud of it.

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  10. OK, you're making me think I need to watch another episode of the Tiger King. If I can talk Dave into it. I love Hank's list! What on earth is a Juggalo? (I know I can Google it but I'm scared to.)

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