“Every time you miss your childhood, ride on a bicycle!”
Today’s weather is yesterday and the days before yesterday. It is warm, in the high 40’s, and rain has started and stopped and is predicted to start again. The air is still, not even the dead leaves are moving.
I found more hope of spring in the front garden. The croci leaves are poking out of the ground. The dafs are taller and their buds are getting more pronounced.
Even though the sloth in me is strong the dust is driving me crazy. I did get one room cleaned yesterday and will do another today. My dance card for the week is pretty empty, just uke practice, my uke lesson and a doctor’s appointment, a regular check up. I do have a Wednesday dump run scheduled.
Henry has been brave. Yesterday, he was on the side of the couch where he never is. The last few nights he has been sleeping beside me at the top of the bed. Nala has been sleeping in Henry’s regular spot at the foot of the bed. Henry tore open a trash bag yesterday. Only Nala has been notorious for doing that. He also chewed a few paper plates. Nala watched the clean-up. I’m thinking they’re perfect for a role reversal Disney sort of cartoon.
Being a kid was easy for me. I had all the kid stuff like a bike, roller skates and ice skates. I had lots of board games and books. Other than school, I had no responsibilities. I had lots of time to do what I wanted. I roamed. My bike gave me freedom to ride to far flung places like other towns and once to East Boston. I became a traveler.
I was so excited when I voted for the first time. It was for the 1968 presidential election between Humphrey and Nixon. I voted for Humphrey. Nothing would have enticed me to vote for Nixon. My candidate lost. I was disappointed. When I was in the Peace Corps, I voted by mail. The ballots came late, but I voted anyway. For today’s primary I also voted by mail. I’ve been doing that since the pandemic. I am still excited to vote.
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March 5, 2024 at 5:47 pm
Hi Kat,
The weeds in my front yard are stating to poke up,out of what little grass survived from last summer.
When I was a kid I also had no responsibilities. Unlike many kids I went to school with who had specific chores I or my sister had none. I tried to get my kids to do some chores around the house, but my better half always interfered. She would ask me what chores did I do as a kid? I would reply none, and so the next generation also will be somewhat irresponsible.
March 5, 2024 at 9:06 pm
Hi Bob,
My grass died in spots last year, and I haven’t replaced it yet. This winter we have had an inordinate amount of rain so maybe it has helped my lawn.
February was the warmest on record here so the spring blooms are higher than usual this time of year.
A lot of my friends also had chores. I think my mother was reacting to being stuck cleaning and taking care of her younger siblings so she gave us a break.