Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Another Step Forward

 

I had an inkling this would be a good day when that picture came up in my Facebook memories. It was my most-loved picture of 2016 and it is one of my own personal most loved pictures ever. Remember when Magnolia June was a little squishy love of a woman baby? Look at those teeth in that grin of hers. Look at those perfect little feet and starfish hands. And Lily always dressed her like a dolly, so happy after dressing Owen and Gibson in their denims and khakis to have fun with lace and bows and ruffles and ribbons and pretty prints. Of course boys can wear all of those things too and of course girls can wear denims and khakis but Lily is a bit traditional in her love of what we call girly things. She always has been. And say what you will- Maggie has always worn everything with a joyful insouciance, from her brothers' underwear to rainbow ribbons in her hair. Or both. At the same time. She is still our beautiful woman-baby, her head now covered in curls that, when wet, hang down to her butt and when dry, surround her beautiful face like a golden halo or a power source or a fortie's movie goddess's. 
There is no one like her. 

And it has been a good day. I did not fuck around but took some Ibuprofen this morning and my energy has been excellent and my pain has been almost non-existent unless I've done something I shouldn't. I took another small walk this morning and it felt fine. 



The resurrection fern on the live oak limbs is fully and gloriously unfurled now from all the rain. I love that stuff. When it's dry it shrivels up and becomes brown and yellow and almost unnoticeable but the rain does indeed resurrect it and it comes back to life to decorate the limbs of the trees. It is heavy though, and sometimes old limbs fall from the weight of it but that's just nature's pruning. 

I ended my two-block walk at the post office, of course. For those of you who have not been reading here long, our post office is in a very old train station from back in the days when Lloyd had a hotel that served a fine chicken dinner. 



I collected our mail and walked on home, and have had an almost normal day. There was some watching of "The Office" but I was either shelling peas or snapping beans while I watched. 

So that's it. I see that the right-wing media has already started its attack campaign against Kamala Harris but I think the woman can handle it. No. I know she can handle it. 
Not to be crude but I think she's about to show a whole lot of men who seem to have put their balls in their sock drawers for safe-keeping what courage and strength really is. 

I never said I was a lady. 
I'm just a woman. 

Love...Ms. Moon


30 comments:

  1. I looked back at Monday's picture of Magnolia and you can definitely see the independent little girl in the happy baby. Good to hear you have had a happier day with your ribs. Are they pork ribs?

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  2. Those little teeth!!! Awwwwww.
    Glad you had a better day.

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    1. I know. Is there anything cuter than those first two teeth?

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  3. That resurrection fern is a "plant" I'm not familiar with. How pretty. And probably inconspicuous when not green.
    How good to have a good day.

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    1. I just looked up resurrection fern because I don't really know much about it and in the "fun facts" section it said that the fern was taken into space in 1997 on the Discovery Shuttle to watch it "resurrect" in zero gravity. Which is pretty cool.

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  4. resurrection fern is not something I've ever heard of either....but it looks beautiful. We have hanging moss on our old live oak trees....but not quite the same as that brilliant green of yours. Magnolia is just a beauty all around....and glad your day has been better. And yes, Kamala has big girl panties and is not afraid to wield them.
    Susan M

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    1. We have hanging moss too. Isn't it beautiful?
      Maggie is a wonder.
      I can't wait for Kamala to pull those big girl panties up and get to work.

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  5. Kamala! I've been rewatching the hearing where she made Brett Kavanaugh cry. With glee.

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    1. That's just an appetizer. Anyway, that's what I'm hoping.

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  6. I’m going to steal that line about men that keep their balls in the sock drawer. That’s the best description! I feel re-energized and hopeful with Kamala.
    Magnolia is just beautiful. Glad you’re on the mend.
    Xoxo
    Barbara

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    1. Thanks, Barbara. You're welcome to the line. Don't men always seem to keep their valuables in their sock drawers? I suppose women do the same but in their panty drawers.

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  7. balls tucked away have no more power than wet kleenex, just stuttering of childish neener neener - I'm rubber, you're glue" antics- this is going to get so ugly, I have headphones!! Your Post office is charming, Your house is also, and the little girl with the curl is AWESOME!
    If political nonsense was not so vile I would vote for Magnolia- she could whip this country into shape in short order...I do believe!

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    1. Well we can say this about Magnolia- if she wasn't happy about something, the entire world would know about it. And she wouldn't just be Tweeting about it, either.

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  8. Resurrection fern! So that's what it is. I have some on my oak tree and I have always wondered about it. Thanks. Julia

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  9. How I love that happy picture of Magnolia! She is just the cutest girl at any age! I understand how Lily felt when she had her. I raised two boys and then my first grandchild was a girl.

    Thanks for showing pictures of the Post Office. I love old buildings!

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    1. I should get some more pictures of the PO and share them. A lot of people here have seen them before but they're worth repeating, I think. It's a cool old building.

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  10. What a lovely photo of Magnolia. She still has the same lovely smile.

    It usually takes a woman to clean up the mess and I'm sure Kamala is up to it.

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    1. I'm betting Kamala can clean up a lot of messes. I sure hope she gets the chance.

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  11. Joyful Magnolia June! A wonderful image to encapsulate the renewal of hope many of us feel. I guess it remains to be seen how effective the disenfranchisement of whole swaths of the electorate will be. Oh well. Better to hope. I remember when that post office door was read and the many wonderful pictures of Owen and Gibson standing in front of it. I feel like I watched them grow for a season in front of that red door. Lovely, as always to be here.

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    1. Yes! I was so sad when they repainted those doors brown. Red was so much better! I think about my two boys whenever I pass the doors. Going to the post office was a big part of MerMer daycare days.
      I am hoping with you. As always, dear woman.

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  12. that Maggie is a force of nature. those resurrection ferns are on the oaks here too.

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    1. She is a force of nature for sure. I figured y'all had resurrection fern. We have a lot of the same plants, don't we?

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  13. It's interesting to see what the right-wingers have concocted to slur Harris. Basically, it's a revival of the old arguments against Obama -- she's not really black, she's not really a citizen, etc. (I'm rolling my eyes.)

    LOVE the resurrection ferns, and your photo of them, which captures them so well. I'd forgotten what Maggie looked like before she grew her distinctive curls!

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    1. Maggie was cute even before her curls, wasn't she?
      What else are the right-wingers going to say? I'm sure we'll find out very quickly.

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  14. I say, "bring it on." I'm energized by her for the first time in years. I love that you're feeling better, and thank you for posting that photo. It makes me feel jolly.

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    1. "Jolly" is such an underused word these days.
      Thank you for reminding me.

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  15. I love that resurrection fern. To me it seems like Spanish moss - just magical. And yep, I can't wait for Kamala to start cutting some of those male egos down to size. She's more than capable of it!

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    1. There is a magic to Spanish moss and the resurrection fern, isn't there? So much wonder in nature.
      I can't wait to see Kamala use her voice.

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