That is one cluster of camellias. I mean, all those flowers are on the same stem. I don't think I've ever seen camellias grow like this. As I said yesterday, we're having an amazing camellia bloom this year.
Man. I have felt like shit today. The arm where I got the injection hurt so bad I was having a hard time getting dressed this morning. I've had zero, zero energy and I ache all over. I just HURT. However, I finally got tired of that and took an Ibuprofen about an hour and a half ago and feel somewhat better. I've reacted to every one of my covid immunizations this way although I think this one may have been one of the worst. My body does not like covid one damn bit and my immune system is primo when it comes to detecting it and launching an attack.
Yay, me!
Hell.
So I haven't done anything. I washed one load of clothes, put them in the dryer, and then forgot to turn it on. Went back a few hours later, opened the door, saw the wet clothes, sighed, closed the door and turned it on. Just yesterday I had vowed not to dry clothes in the dryer on these beautiful, breezy days and I had thought about putting the wet clothes in the basket and taking them out to hang but there was no part of me that thought that was a good idea.
Obviously. I didn't even have the wherewithal to dry them in the machine.
I did not make my strawberry rhubarb pie. I did not do anymore weeding. I did not rake up all the sticks in the back yard left by the tree-cutters that need to be gathered and toted to the burn pile although Mr. Moon did tell me when he left for town that it would be great if I did. He was joking. I think. I told him, "That's not even funny."
I have not been easily amused today.
Hell- I even took a nap! I never nap these days. I get plenty of sleep at night but this afternoon I just couldn't sit up any longer. I got cozy on my bed and Jack came in and glued himself to my hip and I read for a little while, put my book down, snuggled into my covers and conked out for an hour.
Okay. Here's a thing I did. I walked ten feet out the back door and picked camellias.
When one is presented with such a magnificent display of blooms, it seems as if it would be a sort of sin not to bring a few of them into the house.
Let me just say this- if he gets away with this, if he can be declared immune to charges based on being the president at the time, we are done as a nation, as a democracy. I'm not sure we're not there already. To think that this man who is nothing more than a colossal business failure, a toxic narcissist, a man as ignorant about history and world affairs as my cat, a rapist, an abuser, a serial cheater, a tantrum-throwing, dictator-lover, dictator wanna-be, pathological liar, misogynistic, dead-souled person could be where he is now in the election process in this country terrifies, horrifies, and completely astounds me. The fact that there is even any controversy over whether or not he is immune from prosecution for treason says all we need to know.
so sorry to hear you got whammed with aftermath of vaccines....(one or more, can't recall)...... but hope you feel much better tomorrow! I had not read of the SC agreeing to review immunity claim.....can't even *go there* right now...but as you say, hey, bring on the camellias! Sometimes that's all you can do, and that is OK
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Just one shot.
DeleteSCOTUS is firmly in the pocket of the Republicans. What else could explain this?
The camellias are breathtakingly beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThing 45 ... That damned ignorant sob needs a silver bullet! MSNBC is discussing this very thing at the moment!
I am waiting for the 👽🛸 to show up ... They probably don't want that Orange Jerk-off either!!
Sorry your shot 💉 is giving you fits today! Put ice on the sore arm.
For all we know, the aliens are the ones who put Trump where he is as a big funny experiment to see the earth explode.
DeleteThanks for the ice suggestion, Marcia.
As another poleaxee after COVID injections, I agree with your taking a nap and a pill. It means you have a mighty immune system, I guess. Meanwhile you picked flowers and wrote a good blog post. That would be a full day's work to some.
ReplyDeleteWell, that was MY full day's work!
DeleteI forgot to say wave the injected arm about. It helps.
ReplyDeleteBefore my arm started hurting, I was trying to use it all I could. I guess you have to wait until it's painful. Ha!
DeleteWhen I mention you to my husband it’s always as “the woman in Florida who hates Trump.” Every syllable of your final paragraph is the truth. I’ve been terrified since that unforgettable 2016 election. Margaret
ReplyDeleteMargaret- there are MANY women in Florida who hate Trump. We're not all Barbie Stepford Wives or ignorant racist fundamentalist christian assholes. Although I'm sure that if one is just reading about Florida in the press, it would seem that way.
DeleteThe day that I knew that Trump had been elected is a day I will never forget. I knew it was going to be bad. I just didn't have slightest idea how bad.
In our wildest dreams we couldn’t have imagined how horrible it would be. I know full well you’re not alone among Florida women just as I am not alone in Texas, but both states are trying places to live in trying times. Margaret
DeleteYep. Texas has got to be just as horrible a place to live now as Florida. Politically, anyway.
DeleteAnd the Supreme Court is corrupt with few exceptions. They should wear patches on their robes to indicate who bought them, like NASCAR.
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea. You're right.
DeleteYes! There are camellias! Yours are the most magnificent! I can't even stand to look at them for very long- they make my heart hurt! The boy and pup photo also hurts my heart, in a good way, you understand.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry you have such a reaction to the vaccine. I hope it is short lived!
The photo in the background of camellias looks like a young mother and her babe...is that Mary?
Oh, I'm fine today, Linda Sue! Isn't that a lovely picture of August and his sister dog?
DeleteYes. That's a picture of me and Hank when he was just a bebe.
Really amusing to see the row of three eyes in the picture-- two human, one canine, yet so similar in appearance and expression!
ReplyDeleteIt's true! August does have beautiful brown puppy dog eyes.
DeleteYour camellias are beautiful. You must smile every time you see them in their vases. The horrors of DT are sadly ongoing. I look forward to the day we no longer hear from him or about him. That is a wonderful photo of August and Sophie.
ReplyDeleteI do smile every time I pass my camellias in the hallway. They make me very happy.
DeleteI really don't think that there will ever be a time for many, many years when Trump's name isn't mentioned. He's not through his mission of destroying the nation yet.
Jessie took that picture. I love it.
I just can't believe that this immunity thing will fly. I can't. Even with a stacked court. In happy news, he did lose his case to defer payment of his civil fraud judgement. And did you hear his reason???? Because he would be unable to raise the money to pay this. In other words, he'll have to start selling off his property.
ReplyDeleteTick tock. -------------. (I will let you all fill in the blank yourselves.)
I swear to you, Debby- there have been SO many times when I've thought that Trump couldn't get away with something he did and yet, he slipped right on through. Remember when we called Reagan the Teflon president? Hell, he couldn't hold a candle to this sack of shit.
DeleteIt was encouraging to hear that he can't make his payment. But you know what? His diehard minions are going to accept this big fat lie about how much money he said he had just as eagerly as all the rest. THEY DO NOT CARE!
Oh. And Mitch McConnell is retiring. More happy news.
ReplyDeleteWell, that's a good thing. I guess.
DeleteAnd Lauren Boebert's son is arrested. (yippee!)
ReplyDeleteI hate to wish that on any mother but I must admit to feeling some shadenfreude.
DeleteThere is no legal reason for SCOTUS to hear his immunity appeal. The DC Circuit's ruling was excellent and bulletproof. Hard to feel that they are not on his side. Dark day for democracy. Everything you said about that Orange Jackass is spot on.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's any doubt that the court is not stacked in his favor. I do not think they all are but enough of them are.
DeleteThe day that man was born was a very dark day for democracy.
It's so disheartening. Between the two unqualified judges he put on the bench and that horrid pig Clarence Thomas....I really fear the American Experiment has failed miserably
DeleteThe very fact that Thomas's wife is such a rabid Trump supporter tells us everything we need to know about him.
DeleteAs far as I'm concerned that damn fool is NOT immune from anything at all!!!
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful camellias did make me smile pretty wide though. And there is nothing wrong with taking a day or two off to get over a vaccination.
Well, unfortunately, our opinions on his immunity mean nothing in this case. Not. A. Damn. Thing.
DeleteSo yes, camellias.
So sorry you don’t feel well. I hope tomorrow is better. Dead souled is right on the money. This shit gets more dystopian every day… your camellias are purely beautiful!
ReplyDelete"Dystopian" is the exact correct word. And horrifically frightening.
DeleteYour description of trump is spot on, although you did miss piece of shit, asshole, wanker and fuckwit, but you get the idea:)
ReplyDeleteHope you're feeling better tomorrow.
I wanted to refrain from adjectives that could be applied to so many. He needs specific descriptions.
DeleteI do feel better. Thank you, sweetie.
Yay for Camellias!
ReplyDeleteAmen.
DeleteAs you say, yay camellias! Hope you feel better quickly. I hope the world survives the United States.
ReplyDeleteAnd Putin. It's all so horribly depressing.
DeleteYeah, and Netanyahu. And Hamas. And Kim Jong Un. And... I’m glad there are people like you and Mr. Moon!
DeleteAnd I am so grateful there are people like you and SG.
DeleteI hope that you are feeling better today?
ReplyDeleteThe house that my son moved in to last summer has got a huge camellia bush in the front garden. He pointed out the first flower to me yesterday when I delivered grandson. It is a deep red/pink....beautiful. The soil in our garden ( 5 miles away from son) isn't suitable for the likes of camellia!
(Did you get my recipe for " crumble"...just added it to yesterdays comments. )
I do feel better, Frances. Thank you.
DeleteI'm glad your son has a camellia! How lovely!
Yes! I got your crumble recipe. Looks terrific. Thank you.
Ugh. Hope you're feeling better! I haven't had much reaction to my Covid shots, and I don't know if that's a good thing or not! Maybe my immune system is dead!
ReplyDeleteI love the picture of August and Sophie. They both look so happy.
I suspect that the court will ultimately rule against Trump, but by hearing his case they can delay the ruling past the election (or at least the campaign period). I think the court as a whole is wary of intruding on the election either way. They want the voters to decide.
I read that women were more apt to react strongly to the Covid vaccine. Possibly due to testosterone? Who knows? But I doubt your immune system is dead.
DeleteI love that picture that Jessie took too. It's a sweet one.
Yes. Just the fact that they are going to be delaying the ruling is enough damage even if they rule against him.
The supreme court can kiss this voter's ass. Sorry. But not sorry.
I'm just fucking exhausted with the whole Trump phenomena and this nightmare we've been living in since 2016. Exhausted.
ReplyDeleteYour camellias are lovely, as is August and Sophie. Better to focus on things like that than our vanishing democracy.
Exhausted is it, isn't it, Jennifer? And it has been a complete nightmare from the day he entered the race.
DeleteI think if we don't change our focus at least some of the time, we'll go insane.
I am sorry you had such a reaction to the vaccine. I get a reaction each time to COVID vaccines and, to a lesser degree, to the flu vaccine. My husband would like me to get the rsv vaccine with him, but I've had enough! I always get my shots on a Friday since I know I'll be in bed the next day.
ReplyDeleteLove your camillas, grandson and pup!
Yes. I react to all the vaccines too. I guess that some of us just do. At least we know to play for a day off of normal activity.
DeleteSorry you have had a bad reaction to your vaccine. It's fine to rest and relax until you feel better. Your flowers are so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI listened to a pod cast by Heather Cox Richardson yesterday afternoon and she thinks that Trump and the Republicans are in big trouble. She surely lifted my spirits.
I agree with that. And I think that is why McConnell is retiring. The first rat to leave that sinking ship.
DeleteI hope that Ms. Richardson is right. I know she is smart and very well informed so that does give me hope too.
Deletethose camellias are just gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteand yeah, I can't believe the SC agreed to consider this. there is absolutely NOTHING in the constitution that protects presidents from being prosecuted for breaking the law while in office and it is only a courtesy that they aren't charged while in office. the extreme right christian nationalists are so intent on turning this country into an authoritarian theocracy that they don't care how horrible Trump is as long as he does what they want. and he is so desperate to be president again that he will do what they want.
Ellen, I think you are correct in all regards.
DeleteSoooo... it was the COVID Booster you reacted to? Well, glad it's feeling better now, they can be sore, I don't have that reaction to mine but The Man always says his Arm is really sore for Days afterwards. He's never had The Rona, I did tho', no Fun, any Immunization is better than having it, so, I'll keep getting boosted as long as they think we need to. As for 45, Treason used to mean it was punishable by Death, now we have to determine whether or not he's IMMUNE from being Prosecuted for being a Traitor to his Country while he was fucking a President, just WTF... of coarse his Cult defends any bat shit crazy thing he does or says, they've gone completely wheels off the rails mentally too I think.
ReplyDeleteI think so too. Unless they already were. It's a cult. Let's face it.
Delete37 paddington—when I heard the Supreme Court was going to take the immunity case I just kept feeling that we’d finally crossed the Rubicon because even if they come back and say he’s not immune it will effectively be too late to try the case before the election so he will get away with the delay though if he doesn’t win in November then they can try him for everything and throw away the key. I felt sad yesterday. Like the forces of evil had prevailed.
ReplyDeleteI think the forces of evil did prevail. How in the world have we gotten here?
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