I May Have To Spend Tomorrow In Bed

Whoa. What a day. 
Jessie and I finally got our pedicures. My feet were so untended that I was ashamed and embarrassed. But we had a good time, yammering away as we do. As you can see, I went for the lovely teal blue instead of my usual "I'm Not Really A Waitress" blood red I generally get. 

And then of course it was lunch time and we ended up at the Indian buffet and guess who came in just as we were finishing up? BRENDA (the beautiful) and her daughter who is also beautiful. It was so fun to see Brenda outside of the Costco. Her daughter, who is 12, is almost as tall as she is. 

I got a call from Mr. Moon during lunch telling me that we had papers ready to sign on the other side of town and would I meet him there? Of course. We have been signing things left and right lately. Mostly online documents. But these needed to be witnessed. They have something to do with the fact that after we sell the Dog Island property (and we sign those papers on Thursday), we'll be buying the house Lily's going to be moving into. It'll just be easier for all of us if we buy the house and Lily pays us back for it. That's all been figured out. 
Not by me, I assure you. 

I really like this attorney in whose office we signed our documents. In the room where we signed, there was a piece of art on the wall that of course drew all my attention. I asked if he minded if I took a picture of it and he said it was fine with him. 

The artist, Mary Proctor, is a Tallahassee legend. There's a fine article about her from the Bitter Southerner that tells her story. You can find that HERE. I do not own any of Mary Proctor's pieces but I wish I did. The attorney has several, I think, and he bought that one at her place, south of Tallahassee. I was enchanted. 

It did not take long for us to get those papers signed and by then, the eclipse was truly happening. I have just googled the phenomenon of becoming physically ill during an eclipse and it does appear that some people experience symptoms like anxiety, stomach aches, headaches, light-headedness, heart-racing, and balance problems BUT there is no physical evidence to indicate that it's the eclipse itself that causes these symptoms. 
I don't know but I do know that I experienced the headache, the stomach pain, and lightheadedness. Not to mention some pretty severe anxiety. And you know me- I am not a woo-woo person. I am not afraid that a snake god is eating the sun nor am I afraid that the eclipse is an omen of things to come caused by a displeased deity. 
I just know that I felt the exact same way when the last solar eclipse was visible here and it is a most uncomfortable experience. 

I had to go to a Publix that I never go to because...well, it's a long story involving Tanner crab legs which Publix hardly ever gets in and my husband who is not shy about buying up all of something he wants that he can get his hands on. He had gone to that Publix before the signing and had them wrap up ten pounds of the delicacy and asked me to pick them up, so I did. When I got out of my car to go into the store, I was feeling intensely unwell but also pretty ridiculous. I mean- this shit was all in my head, right? 
There were people with eclipse glasses standing in front of the store looking at the sun and one offered me a pair of the glasses to use which I did for about one second and yes, it was an eclipse. The moon's shadow made the sun look like a crescent moon only about ten megabillions times brighter. It was dramatic. 
I handed the glasses back and said, "Thank you," and went into the store and got my crab legs and bumbled around and when I left I could not find my car and yes, I was that old lady, wheeling her cart around, looking into one white Prius after another. At least I didn't open any of them this time. Finally located my own personal vehicle, put my things in the car and drove to "my" Publix where I had a prescription to pick up and bumbled around in there for awhile too. 
I was not having a good time, y'all. 

I managed to get home safely and unloaded the car and came in to find the things that Mr. Moon brought me home from Dog Island. 

Here they are. 

Sue's barkcloth. Hanging in a window at the coast for 25 years has made it so fragile that even lifting it is asking too much of it. Luckily, I have another piece made of the same fabric which I use as a curtain across the door to the pantry here. 

This is one of the most beautiful bark cloth prints I've ever seen. The maroon in it knocks me sideways and the green of the background is complete perfection. 

Here we have, on the left, the madonna and crystal hanging that May made me for a birthday. It is as glorious as ever. The picture of Charlie, Mick, and Keith is self-explanatory, and that green notebook? That's where we recorded our gin rummy scores. 

Moving on we have...

My Dollar Store Fishes! 

And finally-

My Mexican linen calendar for who knows what year? 

Jessie's picture of the sting ray and her foot seem to be MIA. Mr. Moon says he'll look for it. 

And on top of all of that, a book I ordered got here today. 

I have read amazing reviews of this novel. It's Percival Everett's take on Huckleberry Finn. 

I am so excited to read it. 

And so that's been the day here. I am so glad that the next solar eclipse that passes through here will be on August 12, 2045. I will be so dead by then. Hurray! 

It's been a very full day and I have the mermaid toenails to prove it. Well, if mermaids had toenails. Jessie pointed out that my toenails could be compared to the scales on a mermaid's tail. 
I'll take that. 

Love...Ms. Moon