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Icicle of Sleet
Jan. 22nd, 2020 08:18 pmDang it--the season is Sleet, but I forgot and slipped back into dating things Celeste. Not that my little idiosyncracy makes a bit of difference either way. I had many plans for getting a lot done today, since this is the first day in awhile that I haven't had commitments. I didn't, though. I spent quite a lot of time chatting with the Sparrowhawk long distance, while doing nothing. Wednesday is the day when they do a lot of tests on him, and it is somewhat debilitating, so I didn't mind spending time with him. I was frustrated because today was my only weather window, but we're going to have freezing rain and snow from tomorrow on into the weekend. So if I'd gone to see him today, I would either have had a short visit followed by a drive home in the dark, or I would have had to stay overnight and come home in the wintry mix. I feel so cowardly--but I just don't want any more stress on the highway for awhile. Another bunch of flowers arrived this morning. They were from the Sparrowhawk, and they were the best yet: beautiful sunshine-colored roses, lilies, and carnations. The lilies spread their perfume into the room as they open. I was still in my pjs when the knock on the door sounded. Luckily I had a hoodie over the pajama tops, but the guy who delivered the flowers glanced at my flannel pajama pants and the bare feet sticking out of them with ill-concealed amusement. Dude, I'm retired. You wanna make something of it?
I went for a walk. People have done a pretty good job of clearing their sidewalks, so it wasn't too hard to pick my way through the icy patches with my good new boots. I was listening to a podcast about the importance of having fun. I thought, "Well, it's fun for me to be outside when the sun is out, and scrunch through the snow and look at the trees." But FUN actually involves doing something, and I felt as if I wasn't doing much. So I stomped out a giant heart in the blank expanse of snow in front of the rehab facility on the nuns' property, and then stomped big letters spelling out LOVE in the middle of it. Maybe that will be fun for someone to see when they look out from the windows of the rehab!
It's delightful to have so many flowers! I go from room to room and enjoy them everywhere. My eye craves the color when all the world is grey and white.
I went for a walk. People have done a pretty good job of clearing their sidewalks, so it wasn't too hard to pick my way through the icy patches with my good new boots. I was listening to a podcast about the importance of having fun. I thought, "Well, it's fun for me to be outside when the sun is out, and scrunch through the snow and look at the trees." But FUN actually involves doing something, and I felt as if I wasn't doing much. So I stomped out a giant heart in the blank expanse of snow in front of the rehab facility on the nuns' property, and then stomped big letters spelling out LOVE in the middle of it. Maybe that will be fun for someone to see when they look out from the windows of the rehab!
It's delightful to have so many flowers! I go from room to room and enjoy them everywhere. My eye craves the color when all the world is grey and white.
