And so they did.
The sheets and the pillowcases and some overalls and shirts and underwear and towels, all dried in the sweet, gentle breeze. The kind of drying day where you want to leave the laundry out as long as possible, just so it can soak in all of the goodness of the day that it can.
I got a call this morning with a number I didn't recognize but my iPhone did not warn me of "potential spam" and it was a local area code so I answered and I'm glad I did. It was a woman from our credit union who had read the report about my card and she asked if I'd like to come pick up a new one or if I'd rather just wait the 7-10 business days and have it mailed.
Uh. Well. Let me think.
So of course I went and got the card and it's all verified and authorized and monetized, perhaps even sanitized so that felt like a gift.
And I came home and felt at peace with myself and my life, for once. I've got a loaf of bread rising and I'm going to make my favorite roasted cauliflower tonight. Maurice has been a sweet girl although we have not had any physical contact. Last night, perhaps to make up for slashing my arm, or perhaps because once again she is afraid that I will die for lack of food because Glen is out of town and she knows I can't hunt for myself, she brought in another tiny mouse. It was alive. For all I know, it is STILL alive, hanging out with the last mouse she brought in and didn't kill. Aren't cats supposed to find the mice that are indoors and kill them? Not go outside and catch mice and bring them in and set them free.
I came in and made the bed and put my clothes in the drawers, my clean towels back over the shower doors. As I did those things, it all felt so right to me. Just such a peaceful satisfaction in doing these tiny mundane chores which feel like showing respect for my life.
August went back to school today and is well on the way to complete recovery.
Jessie went to a home birth with beloved midwife Tanasia which she reports went very, very well.
Yeah, F**k those Bullies and F**k their blatant grab for Ukraine's resources. I'm hoping European countries continue to line up behind Ukraine. Glad your day was so glorious. x0x0 N2
ReplyDeleteThey are. Radio Free Europe had a piece on it. They are having a summit. It does not include the US. (And it shouldn't...) They are swearing solidarity with Zelenskyy and Ukraine.
DeleteCan I see that on youtube?
DeleteI will be quite honest- I really do not understand what Trump's end game was here. Does he just want to prove his dick is the biggest? If so, I think he failed at that and Vance proved he may not have one at all. If Trump was trying to crawl even further up Putin's ass, I think he succeeded there. If he's trying to break off relations with every one of our allies, he also succeeded there. If he's trying to reprise his role on that You're Fired show, I think he did a pretty good job. But my main takeaway is that the man is horribly uncouth, an idiot, a pretender to the throne of Mafia Tough Guy, and a disgrace not only to the United States of America but to the entire human race.
DeleteInteresting watching the Secretary of State looking at the floor like a kid who’s praying, “please don’t call on me, please don’t call on me, please don’t call on me,” and pretending he’s not there. Margaret
DeleteSomeone posted that our Secretary of State looked like a bug who hit a windshield
DeleteSomeone posted that our Secretary of State looked like a bug who hit a windshield
DeleteI'm glad you had a peaceful day complete with laundry on the line. I wonder if the mouse is an apology gift? Like when a guy gives flowers after a fight..
ReplyDeleteI doubt it. I don't think she feels guilty about anything. Have you ever heard of those flowers after a fight being called "doghouse roses?" I love that phrase. Sums it up.
DeleteYou have no idea how pleased it makes me to know laundry is on the line in Lloyd.
ReplyDeleteIt pleased me too!
DeleteBoud's comment made me giggle, and lord knows, I needed a giggle today.
ReplyDeleteWe can all use all the giggles we can get.
DeletePS: I am envisioning Maurice as an abusive house mate. "You know that I wouldn't hurt you if you didn't try to pet me after I decided that I didn't want to be petted. Here's a mouse. "
ReplyDeleteYes. I have often thought she is like an abusive partner. "I wish I didn't have to bite you but you keep putting your arm where I can get my teeth on it. Not my fault!"
DeleteI just saw a post about all heads of state, heads of government and foreign ministers from all over Europe and Canada are posting in support of Ukraine. We are no longer a world leader. We are being shunned for very bad behavior.
ReplyDeleteAs well we should be. And you know what? I don't think the asshole gives a damn.
DeleteIt would not surprise me in the least if Trump invaded Ukraine and seized the land to mine the minerals he was unsuccessful in extorting from Zelensky. I do not recognise this country. This is Russia's long game.
ReplyDeleteI believe you may be right.
DeleteI've heard that Zelensky walked out WITHOUT signing the minerals agreement 😁 and that they told him to not come back until he can be more grateful. I think those two numbnuts wanted him to be grovelling and thankyou-ing the whole time.
Deleteteary all day- like the week I spent teary for the planet that we have fucked, get used to moist eyes, I tell my glasses. Hang the laundry happily while ye may.
ReplyDeleteThis is a new low, bottom of barrel low, six feet under low. Motherfucker....
Goddamn motherfucking motherfucker. And you know what? I don't think we've even gotten nearly to the bottom of that barrel yet.
DeleteWe haven’t. How many times since he rode down his golden escalator have we thought he couldn’t go any lower? Bottomless pit of evil and horror. Margaret
DeleteMaurice is probably trying to help you learn how to feed yourself: “See, I caught it for you and brought it to you, now all you have to do is kill and eat it!”
ReplyDeleteBetter mice than rats, at least!! 😆
I had a cat once who did exactly that with her kittens. She would bring them larger and larger and less and less dead creatures from outside to teach her children how to hunt and kill. Although it was really disgusting, it was also fascinating. Maurice could well be doing that.
DeleteJust being Happy is Enough for Today. I have no Words really for what happened Today in the Oval Office, what an embarrassing jaw dropping spectacle.
ReplyDeleteI bet it gave Trump the first erection he's had in years.
DeleteHa! His little mushroom wouldn't work any other way.
DeleteIts a new low. Ashamed. I keep a full tank of gas so that I can make it to the border, not that they will let me in.
ReplyDeleteYeah. Keep your passport on you.
DeleteClaudia. We will let you in , come to Canada. I feel so sad for the States , A Once Proud Nation.
DeleteYou fold things as you take them off the line! I do that too, as did my mum. I don't think my kids do, one only ever uses the tumble dryer and one folds as she irons, don't have a clue about the boys.
ReplyDeleteI hope Lily gets to a dentist very soon, has she made an appointment yet?
I don't iron enough to factor that into my laundry routine. If I dry things in the dryer, I fold as I take each item out.
DeleteLily has made an appointment with my new dentist but this tooth hadn't gone bad when she made it so the appointment isn't for quite awhile. She's going to have to try and make a quicker one on Monday.
"Playing with WW III" - send vibes, thoughts, prayers, what-have-you to us in Europe, please
ReplyDeleteGreetings from Switzerland
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I am so sorry Anne. All I can say is that those of us with any sense, honor, or decency did not elect the man.
DeleteFirst, yes, FUCK THEM! But back to happiness. I love days like you’ve just had. So glad August is back to school. Hope Lily’s tooth is soon not a problem. I don’t think cats like to follow the rules.
ReplyDeletePoor Lily. She missed the Pride Festival today because she couldn't deal with the pain. I feel so bad for her.
DeleteYep. August seems fine. Fever of Unknown Origin. That diagnosis always made me laugh in nursing school.
Rules do not apply to cats. Obviously.
Take happiness in any form you can...
ReplyDeleteYes, m'am.
DeleteOh Mary, I'm so upset.
ReplyDeleteThat's because you're a good and intelligent person and not a complete culty idiot.
DeleteI agree with you about folding clothes and doing laundry. There is something very cleansing and satisfying about it. I laughed at your description of Maurice, catching mice outside and bringing them in alive! THANKS, cat!
ReplyDeleteDoing laundry is absolutely one thing in life that we can do to create almost instant order and tidiness. Yes! I can control my laundry!
DeleteI have nightmares of Maurice starting a whole new community of mice in my house.
Today, we all need activities that bring calm and peace-of-mind. It's a crazy world and our leadership does not promote stability.
ReplyDeleteYour FL sunshine and warmth sounds glorious. I'm still looking at 4 inches of snow. It is melting but not fast enough.
Maurice definitely marches to her own drum.
I hope Lilly gets to the dentist soon. A painful tooth is awful.
I do believe this would be a good time for many of us to learn to meditate. I've never seriously tried. Have you? But you're right- whatever brings us peace is what we should do.
DeleteFour inches of snow? I'm sorry.
That shitshow in the Oval was the worst thing I have ever seen, that ignorant buffoon and his pet rat couch boy were and are disgusting. As Linda Sue said, six foot under low, Motherfuckers, both of them.
ReplyDeleteAnd as I said to Linda Sue- goddamn motherfucking motherfuckers. What complete assholes. "You haven't even said 'thank-you.'" Who does Vance think he is? Oh yeah, the emperor's toadie.
DeleteOh I am imagining the scent of those sun and wind dried sheets!! So glad you had that great weather, a good day to share and remember. Yes, the world is pretty topsy turvy these days, and I'm really quite tired of it all.
ReplyDeleteI'm tired of it too but I don't think this topsy turvy world cares a bit about what we think.
Delete"There are few things in life that satisfy me as much as folding clothes as I take them down. Of course, they are put in the basket in order for ease of putting them away. I do not think I am OCD, I just love doing that. " Oh, me too, me too!! Day is breaking here and it is NOT overcast as predicted due to cyclone not wanting to make its entry point here. I look forward to the opportunity to get all the washing done and pegged and folded off the line today. Thank you Alfred! (I even blogged about pegging out once - https://jeanieinparadise.blogspot.com/2013/09/pegging-out.html)
ReplyDeleteI tried to get to that post but I was told it was not available. Sorry, Jeanie! I hope you did get to put your laundry out today.
DeleteDoing laundry - stuffing the machine, hanging it up and taking it down, folding, definitely folding while putting it in the basket - also the basket itself - and ironing and putting it away is what calms me down every time. I once was gifted a shoer gel called "freshly washed cotton" and it smelled just like it.
ReplyDeleteOoh. I've seen a product to spray laundry with when you're ironing (if you iron) that is supposed to smell like that. Candles, too. It really is one of the best smells in the world.
DeleteI think 47 may be just trying to hand the country all tied up in a bow to Putin. Nothing else explains his behavior. Uncouth. Yes. So very. And Vance? No soul.
ReplyDeleteI’m really sorry Lily is suffering with her tooth. Such an awful pain. I hope she gets relief soon.