It's been a strange week... starting with Hurricane Ida, a migraine a day or so later, and now... I'm mellow. Why? Don't know. Just glad that even though all the crises (is that the pleural for crisis?) around the world are not over by any means, I've settled into a semi-comfortable state. It is what it is... and we will adjust as needed.
I've also come to the conclusion (for the moment) that the world has gone nuts... and we will have to find a way to live with it. There's probably more crazy to come, but worrying about it helps no one. I feel like if we can just continue to take care of our own, and perhaps help out - even in small ways to others, then we're doing OK.
I haven't heard from my friend whose building lost their roof during Ida since Monday. I know she's moved in with a niece and they probably have no power. So I'm hoping she'll text me when she can get her phone charged again. I'm worried that the heat and humidity will be hard on her since she's 76.
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Fairy Penquin
We picked up our granddaughter from school yesterday. We went for ice-cream and then home to watch a movie about a dog that saves Fairy Penquins on an island off Australia (based on a true story). It was a family movie free on Prime called Oddball (dog's name). We loved it! These Fairy Penquins are adorable! And you could walk to this island!
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And I have to show you this. My daughter-in-law sent me this. It's a crochet pattern for tiny cats! I would love to do this, but not sure I can work that small. Maybe some of you out there could. If you're interested, I'll post the pattern. Hey, if you can do this, I'll trade you some Cheeky Chickens for some tiny cats....
tiny crochet cats |
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Started writing this Thursday morning. Didn't finish.
It's Friday now.
Having strange anxiety type dreams lately. Usually I'm trying to make something work - and can't. Could be a phone, could be a gas pump, etc. Or I can't find my way somewhere... and occasionally I find myself in the middle of a crowd and realize that I forgot my mask! I know this is probably just suppressed anxiety over the craziness going on right now. And when I wake up, I tell myself to just forget it - but not always easy to do. Are you having weird dreams?
Going to close now. Memorial Weekend is upon us! These holiday weekends kind of sneak up on me... guess with everything else going on I tend to forget about them. I do wish you all a nice long relaxing weekend. Thanks for being here for me.
Hugs (virtual),
Rian
Yes, it does seem as if the entire world is going crazy. You are not alone in your sense of anxiety, that's for sure! I too struggle with how to keep myself positive as the news gets weirder and weirder. My dreams are okay, thank goodness.
ReplyDeleteGlad your dreams are OK, DJan. Mine are strange. I tell my body to stop doing that... but it seems to be ignoring my request. I do OK when awake... keep busy, stay focused. Working on a new quilt these days. Had to put the book proofing on hold as my friend who helps me has her husband in the hospital.
DeleteThe little kitties are adorable but I know that I would not be able to work with tiny stitches even with my magnifying lamp. My dream last night was about yarn -- tasked with separating strands of yarn by color and getting all the blue yarn in a tangle. It did make me feel anxious but I did manage to tell myself even in my dream that it was only yarn.
ReplyDeleteI do that too, Olga. Tell myself it's only a dream... let it go. Sometimes that works, sometimes not.
DeleteI have had dreams of the odd nature too. But I try to forget them, and not be analytic. Easier said than done tho. Those mini kitties are adorable, but my fingers are not nimble enough I'm sure.
ReplyDeleteHope you hear from your friend soon. Wait is hard. And, love to find this movie!!!
Have a safe Labor day weekend.
Aren't those kitties adorable? No, I don't do yarn work that small. Strange because I do clay work small... with my cheeky chickens.
DeleteI did hear from my friend yesterday, Anni. She is in Houston in a hotel with her niece. No hotels in New Orleans with power and/or no rooms available. Had to get out of the heat.
Post the kittens, please. It seems to be sock gauge, size one needles and a bunch of i-cord.
ReplyDeleteI will do that, Joanne!
DeleteHope your friend is safe and you hear from her soon. I would love to see the movie about Fairy Penguins. Not many movies out now that I would like. Those tiny cats are so cute! Wish I could crochet. My problemm is not my dreams, but waking up in the middle of the night and not being able to go back to sleep. That's when I worry about everything!
ReplyDeleteYes, the waking in the middle of the night can be a problem... especially if you start thinking about things. I can generally go back to sleep, but not always. The movie 'Oddball' was cute... and the Fairy Penguins are adorable!
DeleteI agree with you about the general state of things. I say things are upside down and backwards everywhere you look.
ReplyDeleteSome say that the world has always been in chaos and the news media has just made it more available - and that's probably true. But it just seems to be escalating at an alarming rate.
DeleteI love those little crochet cats! I haven't (yet?) learned to crochet, though.
ReplyDeleteOh, the world IS mad. I don't think that's any different, I think it always has been, it's just that we hear about every single little detail, over and over again, whereas in prior centuries they (of course) didn't have the technology. I was watching a PBS doc about King Henry the VIII's reign (love Lucy Worsley's programs!) and how Cromwell engineered so much "fake news" (my choice of words) around the Catholic church and monasteries to achieve his aims. "History" is full of fake news, no different from today. We just can't escape it anymore unless we unplug everything!
My dreams are okay, but I've had a lot more anxiety lately than I typically would; I think I need to cut out most/all the Starbucks coffee/espresso!
I hope you get word from your friend soon, and that she and her family remain safe. There's been some coverage on our Canadian news networks, but most of the news now is focused on our upcoming (needless) federal election, plus the rising Delta cases (oh, and let's not forget the new "variant of concern", mu).
Try to stay centered as much as possible and stay sane. Harder to do when there's little escape from it all....
Take care, stay well.
I have cut out (that's not actually true - cut back would be more accurate) on coffee and tea. Not for anxiety, but for my IC. Apparently caffeine and acid aggravate the condition. So I have 2 Tablespoons of DH's coffee in the morning with cream to avoid getting a headache from caffeine withdrawal. So far it hasn't hurt me. And I only drink peppermint or chamomile tea (but I really miss my Irish and English breakfast tea). And I've been gluten-free since April - not too bad.
DeleteAnd my friend called yesterday. She's fine... in Houston in a hotel with A/C! Her condo that lost the roof won't be habitable for at least a month.
That movie sounds delightful and I will look for it. Thanks. I do hope you hear from your friends soon. I hear communication is awful but hopefully it will straighten out soon. I have those dreams when nothing works as it should. Always glad when I wake up.
ReplyDeleteOddball is a really cute movie. I loved it... and the little island that one could walk to across the water!
DeleteMy friend is OK... talked to her yesterday.
And as for those dreams, at least they're just dreams.
Glad to hear your friend is okay - it was frightening to see another hurricane on the anniversary of Katrina.
ReplyDeleteI don't usually remember my dreams, but I know I've been having strange ones as I wake several times in the night and have to remind myself it was a dream. I agree it likely has to do with the current state of affairs in the world.
Yes, the coinciding dates of Katrina and Ida was weird. Just makes you wonder...
DeleteAm I turned upside down? Isn't it Labor Day weekend not Memorial weekend? Otherwise, this post makes perfect sense to me!
ReplyDeleteNo, Tom... it's me that's upside down. Memorial Day, Labor day... just goes to show you where my mind is. It is Labor Day weekend.
DeleteThe world-wide craziness has certainly infected my dreams. Love the fairy penguins (and wish I lived closer to them) and those teeny weeny cats.
ReplyDeleteHi Elephant's Child! Guess I'm not the only one with weird dreams. I'd never seen Fairy Penguins before. Our zoos have Penguins, but not that kind. So cute!
DeleteI'm decent at letting go of things over which I have no control - which is just about everything. I'm not disinterested in things, but I try not to get sucked into anger or frustration. It is what it is.
ReplyDeleteOh, Linda. I agree 'it is what it is'. But thank you for visiting. You have been through a lot lately with that hip replacement. Hope the worst is behind you and only good things in front. Having to have any kind of surgery now with Covid taking over the hospitals is difficult. I'm behind on a few things... but am trying to hold out till things get.. a little better?
DeleteDear Rian, yes, there seems to be craziness in the very air we breathe. I think I must be giving off vibes of stress and concern of which I'm unaware. I say this because the cats have become so much more present. They want to be where I am every moment of the day. And they want to be held in a way that hasn't always been part of our relationships. All three of them seem to want to comfort me. So I must be giving off vibes to which they are responding.
ReplyDeleteAnd now a word about your second book: How's the publication coming? I'm so eager to read it. Peace.
I think the animals feel it... or sense something. How could they not? It's almost tangible.
DeleteAs for the sequel, it's in the first stage of proofing (almost done, but my friend who helps me has her husband in the hospital - so it went on hold again). We talked and hope to get back to it in the next few weeks. It "may" be ready before Christmas. I hope so.