The first time I woke up this morning it was sunny. I turned over and so did the weather. The sun is gone. Clouds have taken over. The wind is strong. Even the thick branches of the oaks are bending and swaying. It’s cold. According to the weather, the sun will be back, but I’m skeptical.

I decided to watch old movies today and am presently watching my first. It is a spectacular choice, 1957’s The Monster from Green Hell. The scene is Africa where a rocket which carried wasps into space to be studied before a manned flight has crashed. They think it crashed in the ocean so nobody looked for it. Big Mistake. Months later reports came out about a monster from Green Hell. That’s it. That’s all you’re getting. I’d suggest watching it when you have absolutely nothing to do except to while away the hours just like the scarecrow. As for me, finding this movie has actually made my day. I love the old black and white science fiction movies. The effects are dated without question, but that’s why I love them.

My grocery ordering has begun. I use three different sites for delivery. One, the all organic store, is not so far away, in Dennisport. Another sends me my order in two boxes. One box is fruit and veggies, and the other is meat and whatever produce needs to be kept cold. My third place is a local market where I get chips and donuts and crackers and cookies and other such tasty tidbits the organic stores don’t have.

My mother used to insist we bundle up for the winter walk to school. When I was young, because I had to wear a skirt as part of my school uniform, my mother made me wear ski pants to keep my legs warm. I hated them. They were not easy to take off in the cloak room, and they hogged all the room on my hook. I remember leggings when I was older. I’m not sure if leggings is the right word, but it is the best I can come up with. They were pink. They weren’t stretchy but were material, and they came down just above my knees. I wasn’t fond of them either, but at least I didn’t have to take them off in the cloak room.