“Pay close attention to the things happening in your home, from creaking noises to drops in temperature.”
The clouds are back, but the sun every now and then tries to poke through. Right now it is in the 60’s but could get warmer. The nights still go down to the 50’s so the house is cool in the mornings. When I went to get the paper today, I noticed the pine pollen. The green powder is covering my car. I need to keep the windows closed.
My dance card is near empty this week. I have the usual uke practice and lesson, but no concerts, and nothing else is scheduled. I think I’ll have no excuse for avoiding cleaning. The dust balls have taken over. Even a sloth has to work occasionally.
When I was growing up, I learned certain things. My mother used to tell us it was too cold to snow. We believed her. If we swallowed gum, it would form a giant ball in our stomachs. I envisioned something the size of a cannon ball just waiting to burst. I never swallowed watermelon seeds. I didn’t want a garden of them growing in my stomach. We couldn’t leave anything on our plates. Kids were dying of starvation in China. Drinking coffee stunts growth. Going outside in winter with wet hair causes a cold. We all know about sitting close to the TV. Lying makes your tongue turn black. Eating chocolate gives you pimples. Despite all the carrots I’ve eaten, I’m still waiting to see in the dark.
My house has sounds, but I know most of them. The nights are noisy, but I know who or what is making the sounds. I usually sleep deeply, but every now and then my subconscious jolts me awake to a sound I don’t recognize. Sometimes I go to the window and listen out of curiosity, not fear. The sounds are not scary. They are just a surprise.
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May 26, 2024 at 6:21 pm
Hi Kat,
Last night a single super cell thunderstorm hit about 75 miles north of us and spawned a tornado which killed five. During the night I was awoken by the thunder coming from some where near by. I went to the bathroom and then fell back to sleep. Right now the sun is shining after a cloudy morning. The high temperature is 97°. Both my spouse and my daughter are in the pool. The water is too cold for my taste. I usually don’t get in until July fourth.
My mother also had many of the same untruths, or “Bubba minces”, in Yiddish. In English they are grandmother tails. Others were, don’t open an umbrella in the house because it brings bad luck, along with whistling in the house which also brings bad luck. The only thing that improved my vision was having cataract and laser surgery despite eating carrots.
My abode doesn’t make noises except when the air conditioning or the heater turns on, but only upstairs. The downstairs units are also in the attic and can’t be heard from the ground floor.
May 26, 2024 at 9:24 pm
Hi Bob,
I don’t think I could stand a 97° day this time of year. The summer hasn’t even started yet. I can’t imagine August. We deal with hurricanes. I’m glad we seldom get tornadoes. The ocean is around 54° still so the beach is for sitting on the sand, not swimming.
The umbrella in the house and the whistling are universals. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout tells her friend Jen not to whistle because it brings out the ghosts. That was the first time I had ever heard that. I knew out the umbrella
I have pine floors which are nearly 50 years old, and they creak. The wind gets terrific and shakes the windows. The air conditioning unit is outside, and it is fairly quiet, but the heat is noisy when the hot air blasts.