It's Been A While...

 Hello my Readers

Have you missed me? 

I have missed taking time to write or shall I say Blog as this is what this thing is.  Does anyone Blog anymore?  Social media is all so immediate these days.  Do you Twitter?  Instagram?  Facebook? Does My Space still exist? 

It's been a busy time out my way.  My dad came out to visit for a bit and that was a lot of preparation for his arrival plus a the saga of his lost luggage via the airline as he flew into town this time.  Ugh. What a mess that was!  

Spring has sprung and so has the pollen.  Achoo!  But it's lovely to see things pop up, green up and bloom. The Hostas that my fella transplanted from my mother's place last year to the side of my house are popping up and I have some big leafy greens and the blooms will soon come.  It's been a lovely surprise.  It just thrills me to see that they are thriving on my end of town.  And a little piece of my mother's garden around my home. 

I plan on finding some hanging basket of Wisteria as I had been influenced by my grandmother who had a trellis upon entering their yard and it was covered with huge blooms of this wonderful flower.  I have always wanted to have some around my home.  I hope to be successful this year in continuing my grandmother's love for flowers.  My thumb is not that green so wish me luck! 

I have other fun plans for the season and I hope to visit some friends from afar as that fills my soul.  My peeps are everything to me and I need to be in their company as time is precious.  I'd rather travel to see my peeps that don't live here than spend time on a cruise.  Don't get me wrong.  I do love a beach.  I just don't want to be trapped on a boat.  I think I'd rather rent a big condo and have my peeps join me.  That way we can do whatever we want on our own timeline.  That is more relaxing to me. 

In the meantime, I hope you are well.  I hope your Spring brings you joy.  Just keep some Kleenex handy for those allergy ridden days.  Achoo!  Until next time...elizinashe.

Hooray !

I Love Sunflowers !

 Today is the first day of Spring.  Yea !  

 

Have you tried the broom trick?  Do you even know what that is?  It's also March Madness.  Watching the games?  Is your bracket already screwed?  Who you rooting for? 

 

It's a lovely day here.  Windy but lovely.  The birds have finally discovered the suet feeder.  And I've already replaced the feed again today.  It makes me happy.  And the Squid too.  He loves watching them through the door.  It's so funny to watch him make his little noises and flick his tail around while they feed.  He wants to get them so badly!  But I refuse to let him out.  It's a viewing pleasure for sure. 

 

The Easter season is upon us.  And we will get a cold snap as that typically happens out my way.  The "Dogwood Winter" as they say.  And then we will have a "Blackberry Winter" .  And then the hot weather will follow.  But for today, I will soak it up.  I needed a sunny day like today, feeding the birds, clearing out some clutter.  Got dinner plans and game watching with my fella.  So what's on your list today?  Until next time...elizinashe 

Peaceful Day

Slow Saturday

Hello Daisies !

 It's really pretty outside today and I have been enjoying the sunshine and fresh breezes.  It's been a while since we've had such lovely weather.  But alas, I know the cold will come again.  It's the way Mother Nature rolls.

Still picking away with my mother's belongings.  I am hopeful that I can sell the antiques soon since that is my biggest issue right now.  Not to mention the loads of blankets and bed linens she had.  Sheesh!  And oh!  I found more clothes too.  Christ did she save everything!  Sometimes it's comical and sometimes it's a pain in the ass.  

In the meantime, I am still here.  Just trying to keep a steady pace with all that needs to be done and take time to stop and relax and not stress so much.  It serves me no purpose.  

I hope you my readers, whoever you are, find time to stop and breathe a bit.  Our world sure is a shitshow.  By all means, take time for yourself and unplug from whatever chaos surrounds you.  We all could use a bit more of that don't you think?  Until next time...elizinashe

How About a Refreshing Beverage ?

A Little Something I Wrote

 Sometimes in the wee hours I have a good creative spark.  Sometimes I write a spurt of words that swim in my head.  And sometimes it's good.  

 

So here I am sharing a piece that I wrote back in December.  I hope you like it.

 

Soon to Wake, Soon to Bed

 

Are the Sugar Plum Fairies dancing in your head?

Will the Elf on the Shelf be staring at you?

Soon the familiar sound of the four paws will be tip toeing into your room.

The low grumbly sighs will ensue followed by a small whimper

A slight snuggle to awaken you before the foghorn lets loose.

Now you rumble out of bed rubbing the sleep from your eyes

Wishing you had ear plugs to muffle that excited yawp.

Your day beings in the chill of the morning light

The skies pink and purple the fog slowly rising from the valleys

Maybe a little trail of your own breath you see

As Mother Nature rises to greet the day

You also rise to begin your day and leave the slumber for the coming night. 

 

Tick Tock  goes the clock

Still have a sweeping hand to make a few more orbits.

Calm are the wee hours

It can be torture

It can be peaceful

It can be productive

But it is mine and sometimes mine alone. 

I do not mind this routine

It certainly is a strange one.

But some people are just meant to live a strange life.

Soon to speak as the Sun begins to rise and the birds sing

Tell a story I do, laugh a bit or shed a tear or two.

Slip out quietly into the brisk morning greeted by the pink and purples

Head towards the mountains clearing the mind quieting the brain.

Then it is time to unravel to decompress to forget

And have a sip or two to wash it all away.

Time now to crawl into the cave of my bed warm and cozy

Drifting away to the quiet of the neighborhood

As the new day begins to tell her story

I begin to drift away to dream of wonderful things

While the birds lull me to sleep. 

 

 

 

 

A New Year Already ?

 Happy New Year!  

Hard to imagine it's 2022.  Seems so strange.  I hope it will be a good one. 

 

I Really Dig Me Some Waites

After an unusually warm December, we finally had our first snow come through during the night.  It was just enough to cover the trees and the car without much hinderance of getting around town. Which brought me much delight as I needed to run errands.  Not much traffic either or panicked shoppers.  Yea! 

 

So here I sit, relaxing in my messy home listening to Tom Waites while I continue to ignore the vacuum or the clutter of my mother's stuff in the front room that I just have zero motivation to pilfer through.  Maybe a glass of wine will give me the motivation.  haha...

 

My kitty Squid pretty much lives on his new floofy pillow I found on sale last month.  I really didn't need to spend the extra money but it was one of those things that I just couldn't pass up.  And I'm glad I got it.  He loves it so!  Plus, he looks pretty darn cute on it too.  It's a win win situation for all. 

 

I hope your New Year brings you much peace and joy.  I'm ready for some positive forward movement.  Aren't you?  Until next time...elizinashe 

Ain't He Cute ?

Late Night Reflections

 This time last year, I was a mess.  

This time last year was a first.

This time last year I cried every tear.

This time last year I often pretended .

This time last year I was numb.  

This time last year I did not know how to do it all alone.


So much has changed.  Like for real.  In a blink of an eye it seems.  Hell, anything can change in a blink of an eye.  I know that for a fact and had learned that from experience at a young age, 15 to be exact.


But Life moved on, and sometimes very painfully so.  And I moved on as well.  The best way I knew how in that given time.  I survived.  


Fast forward to many, many moons later and I find myself making life altering decisions for my mother.  A role that I knew would be mine and mine alone, however there is nothing that you could ever do to prep yourself for that given moment.  For that phone call you receive . For the emotions that come rolling in as you try and comprehend what is being said to you while you try and compute all the information and fight to keep your rational brain from falling apart.   What a duet it becomes.


I really can't remember much of last Christmas.  I just existed.  Luckily I was away from work.  Luckily my father and I agreed that he needed to wait until Spring before he came out to "help" and visit due to the pandemic.  The numbers then were rising and the expectation of a vaccine was nowhere close in the near future.  Traveling was just not a smart decision and I am glad my father was comfortable with staying back in the home state.  And as selfish as it sounds, I was thankful that I had all that time to myself to regroup and find some peace of mind.  


I am sure there were phone calls to check on me.  Cards, letters, emails and texts.  I really just don't remember much.  It was all a blur.  


But wasn't 2020 all a blur anyway?


But then, New Year's Day came and per my tradition, I go to my local hangout for the traditional New Year's Day feast.  And well....let's just say it has turned out to be a lucky and fulfilling year for me.  Now don’t  get me wrong, I still have days that I struggle and there is still so much to do to close my mother's estate. I still breakdown and cry.  And cry a lot.  Every single tear.   I still stress out about it all and there are days that I feel like it will never end-but what the New Year brought to me is much Love, Joy, Compassion, Support and Laughter.  And I could not ask for anything better than that.


I look forward to New Year's Day 2022-as scary as that may seem- but if it's anything what 2021 brought to me for this past year then I will gladly take another plateful of that!  


Until next time...elizinashe

Tis the Season

Who Doesn't Love The Grinch ?

 Well Thanksgiving is over.  Did you do any Black Friday shopping?  Shop Local?  Cyber Monday?  

How was your holiday?  Any traveling this year?  

For the first time in many, many moons I went out of town with my fella.  We drove up into Kentucky to be with my dad's side of the family.  And it was lovely.  Turkey, dressing, potatoes set in a lovely home complete with a fireplace and a quiet fat kitty with big eyes.  Couldn't get any more Norman Rockwell than that.  haha...I guess if there was snow added to the mix then it would be a complete picture perfect weekend, but alas...we had sun.  Which was totally fine for me.  

I'm basically done with my shopping.  Yep, sure am.  Just need a couple of small things but I'm not going overboard with any gifts this year, or any year to be honest.  I'd rather have in-person time with my loved ones. Now the fun part is finding boxes to ship stuff to the designated addresses.  And I always struggle with getting the right sized box without getting something too big or too small which I am super good at doing-I have issues folks.  Measuring and depth perception is a bit off in my world.  I swear I spend more money on mailing the said boxes than I spend on the gifts itself.  Or so it seems.  

But, it's worth it to me.  And this year is especially special for me and I plan on embracing that for all it's worth, because it's worth a whole helluva lot to me.  Sometimes prayers do get answered.  

In the meantime, I hope your Holidays are joyous and loving.  Turn off the TV and play some music, stay in your pjs, kiss and hug all your peeps and just relax.  No need to rush around all the time now is it?  Until next time...elizinashe

Merry Christmas !