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Fun And Thievery
All day marvellous words pour through my head to describe the sounds, sights, and scents of nature. This morning a light frost was laid out for our delectation, harming no flowers, stilting no birdsong. I have energy to get gardening, to plan, to write the novel, but daily life is scarcely reported upon in spite of how it describes itself to me. We are tentatively out of lockdown, allowed to meet outside in socially distanced groups of up to 6. We are allowed to teach outdoors, numbers limited by space, keeping a 2 metre gap between students (unless they are a family bubble). At home we have the gazebo set up with a picnic bench to host outdoor socialising. Internally we are weary, we are tattered lace on spindly side tables. Every little bit of rest like this morning’s coffee in bed is held onto as though I am stockpiling loveliness in order to survive. I am writing this to help ease that mentality. I would like to adjust out of isolation, I would like to be a light frost thawing
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ReplyDeleteRaising a mug to you Dixie! :-)
DeleteThat's a nice way to look at coffee. Maybe instead of gulping mine down while doing something else I should dwell on my cup of brew to let it inspire me.
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Tossing It Out
Gulping may be holding you back, Lee! Although we all have days where gulping is required :-)
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ReplyDeleteThank you Nature Boy, all my own work- mainly powered by coffee :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done. All forests should be informed by coffee.
ReplyDeleteA coffee forest would have some entirely interesting growth. I like this plan :-)
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