these two furry friends were napping in our back yard on either side of the xmas salt lick i put in the gully.
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i remember hearing from some unknown source many years ago when i was very impressionable, that how it is on the first day of the year, portends how it will be for the rest of the year. so if you’re drunk, you should expect to be plagued by demon rum the rest of the year. if you are in debt, you will remain in debt. if your home is in disarray, so it will be the rest of the year. if you are angry, sad, happy, disappointed — well you get the idea.
of course, i don’t put stock in this. especially since i refuse to believe that i will be plagued by sniffles and sneezes for an entire year.
although, it’s nice to think that brni and i love each other more now as we did 16 or so years ago, and will continue to love each other this new year; that my children have grown to be good men, and will only get better at being the best they can be; that our modest little house shelters us well, that our animals are happy, and that my wonderful plant allies, the ones that feed and support us through our ills and aches with their nutrition and medicine, that all these will see us through another year of happiness and health.
so, who knows? maybe there is something to these cautionary words i heard so long ago. i wonder if i’ll be forgetting the shift key all year?
have a happy and prosperous new year, everyone.
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a heron crossed my path the other day. for some reason, i found this ominous. i’ve always viewed herons as wonderful creatures and thought of them as messengers of good fortune. not this one. this felt like a warning. i have been vigilant ever since, but it’s wearing me down.
i’m very tired tonight. the holidaze have done me in both physically and emotionally. the day brought good food, spirited drinks, dear family and honored friends. it also brought sadness and serious worry for some of my loved ones. a child’s hurt cut my heart; a friend’s bitterness wrenched my gut. i have not slept through the night since. brni is sleeping south of here till sometime on thursday and i simply want to take this time to cushion my senses from the world.
a new year is just around the corner and i’m hoping for strength, insight and inspiration. oh, and to lose weight. and maybe live through the year watching all those i love have a really good time of it.
to bed. no dreams, please.
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Last night Brni and I met up with an old friend of his from his grad school days. Robin is gorgeous, energetic, smart and very interesting. I look forward to seeing her again someday.
We met at Monk’s Cafe, a very lively (a good hour wait for a table) restaurant/bar with very good food and a dizzying array of Belgian beers. Robin recommended a delicious, hoppy beer, the name of which I can’t remember (sigh). The mussels and pommes frits are to die for, but you probably can’t go wrong with anything on their menu. This is the third time we’ve been there and have never been disappointed with the food.
It was a lovely night, the air crisp but not too cold, parking was unusually easy for the city, and there was a nice, easy energy that was so welcome after the harried, somewhat tense Christmas holiday.
Now, for a second cup of coffee and then maybe a nap. I don’t get out much.
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Came across this today and thought it might be interesting to others. The amazing Mandelbrot Set and the world of fractal geometry.
The video is 54 minutes long and well worth the hour of your time.
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blown away by the Big Mess Cabaret tonight. left with an actor’s lipstick stain on my cheek and feeling oh so fine. come on snowstorm…you don’t stand a chance with this lipstick tainted mama.
Croneswood Art 