I love this song, obviously inspired by Maya Angelou.
An anthem for keeping going.eh?
It’s Saturday night and I’ve just had a delightfully hot long shower after work.
Covered in dogs I’m now watching the 1971 The French Connection and I’ve forgotten just how good it is .but I need to go to bed soon as I’m up in the morning
I can’t wait to go part time. Only a month or so to go.
It’s almost dusk and a man is shooting rabbits in the field with a powerful air rifle
I can’t find Albert in the cottage so I’ve just called over for him to be careful as Albert too is hunting rabbits.
The man didn’t look pleased
I didn’t care.
For Albert limped up out of the grass when he heard my voice .
Mrs Trellis left a phone message worried about the war memorial inside the Church
My elder sister messaged asking what I wanted for my birthday
I asked for a super king sized lightweight duvet
Another two friends have messaged me but I’m tired so I promised myself to answer them tomorrow night ….I ate some cold sushi rice with chicken then drank a gin and tonic on the patio before returning to Gene Hackman
It’s almost dark
And the pipistrelle bats are roaring up and down the lane like a Top Gun video with Mary watching them as though she’s sat at Wimbledon
Mmm gin and tonic. My favorite. I like it with a splash of cranberry juice and lime of course. The perfect summer drink. Its 92° F here. Enjoy your evening!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad Albert was OK, I'd hate to think of him getting shot. You sound tired, John. After the G&T, early to bed for you, young man! Life will be so much better once you go part-time. It's such a shame that work gets in the way of life! Night, night. Sleep well. xx
ReplyDeleteI wonder what she would do if she actually caught one.
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely word-picture. Thank you.
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DeletePart time will be life changing and all for the good.
ReplyDeleteWe loved The French Connection long ago. Hope you get enough sleep and am glad Albert is safely inside. Ah, a G&T.
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Cheers babs
DeleteI am there in my mind following each movement of all creatures. Your painting such a vivid picture for us all.
ReplyDeletePart time makes me happy for you!!
Me toox
DeletePart time! What bliss for you... what a fabulous thing to look forward to. Count down the weeks my friend! Great!
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland
Five weeks
DeleteOne summer evening around 8 or 9 I was about to take my dogs for a walk and heard a gun -I decided to wait a while- Next day I saw a dead badger x
ReplyDelete(That was me x)
DeleteYou say what you want flis x
DeleteI also enjoyed watching The French Connection last night (hubby fell asleep after 15 minutes). I resisted the lure of a G&T as I'm "trying to be good" (on Slimming World).
ReplyDeleteIt had a real pace to it didnt it. ?
DeleteLovely light evenings with a drink in the garden watching it
ReplyDeletechange to dusk! Must be so good to look forward to less hours at work soon.
I slept so deeply after that gin lol
DeleteYou will love working part time, it really does take some of the pressure off you
ReplyDeleteI’ve got lots planned
DeleteSounds relaxing. Glad Albert is well
ReplyDeleteHe’s old and slow
DeleteIt's always lovely when I stop by and discover you're still here living your life and enjoying it, Happy late Birthday wishes :) <3
ReplyDeleteThank you yaya….you have not commented for an age
DeleteI cannot wait to hear what adventures you get up to once you go part time!
ReplyDeleteOh it won’t be that interesting all told x
DeleteI've been reading and loving your blog for years. Up until today I've been happy to remain on the sidelines, but the last sentence in today's post has brought me out of the woodwork. What a perfectly descriptive sentence! It's the simple things in life isn't it (both the sentence and the picture that it paints) that can make us smile.
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DeleteThank you Lucy that means a great deal
That woman, Andra Day, what an amazing voice. I liked the video but as the caregiver for a disabled person, I can honestly say it's fucking tiring.
ReplyDeleteI'm the carer for my husband and the video was nothing like real life. How I wish I could drift around with a smile on my face. Life is a long continious slog of dealing with bodily excretions, laundry (so much laundry, so many bed changes) feeding, mental health needs besides bodily needs, medications, the whole sheer mind and body exhaustion of caring for 24 hours a day. My relative's mental health won't allow additional carers or any outside help to come in. The video showing them eating out in a resteraunt made me cry, that hasn't been possible here for 8 years. Caring has made me a reclusive prisoner, unable to leave my relative. Videos such as that are a false representation of caring unless you're wealthy and your relative will accept outside help.
ReplyDeleteThis video and song takes me back five years to when I was nursing my late husband through his last few weeks of terminal cancer.
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