i remember kidding and lambing, feeding my own babies in the night, sleepless weeks when my marriage fell apart. nothing prepared me for the fatigue and weariness of pettiness and small mindedness in the workplace. sigh. the drive home was an antidote.
that's my hill driveway just past the buggy
not very many buggies go by here
wendy barks and barks
my little friend
this is how i feel
and this
and maybe i should just be
in the clouds
or send
my heart there
for spring
break.
Gosh, I SOOOO relate. There are times at work when my jaw drops open at the way supposedly mature people are with me and each other. I truly believe we are a culture of uninitiated adults and that if we re-instated a real coming-of-age initiation for all teens, we would be profoundly better off, really!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great buggy, and little friend!
Velma, so sorry to hear you are feeling bleak. Perhaps you should just lie back on those clouds and float a little.
ReplyDeleteLife can be gloomy at times and I find just to relax and go with it is the best way.
i have been thinking about floating all day.
ReplyDeleteV - hoping your bleakness has lifted and that the sun is shining in your life - float with the clouds could be good.B
ReplyDeletesounds like you need a long, long walk with Wendy. btw, your "fragments" of piso dyed cloth are looking good.
ReplyDeletesorry about your troubles at work. sometimes those relationships are the hardest. I hope that it gets resolved and that you will find peace. Yes, a long walk in the wilderness with your dog sounds like the right antidote.
ReplyDeleteYuck. I hope it gets better. Spring break is not far away now. Hang in there.
ReplyDeletelove you, you're the best mum ever :)
ReplyDeleteHi V sorry for our absence (in Vietnam). I like the look of those clouds and the gentle lift and carry they offer. I also like the look of your maple syrup; those beautiful stone books and so many other wonders that have appeared on your pages whilst I've been away! Keep breathing, smiling and making beautiful things F
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh yeah...I love not having to go to the workplace! Your pictures soothe the soul, Velma! (Waving to Hannah!!) xo
ReplyDeleteeveryone, i am astounded. thank you. you all make me feel celebrated. and work was better today. wendy knows.
ReplyDeleteI can so, so, SO relate to that second sentence, and I am, no matter what happens financially, incredibly happy that that is all behind me now. Where I am right at the moment, making is the celebration it should be. Breathe, breathe deep: the reward of summer comes soon...it's a shame that it is so often paid for in the coinage of exhaustion, frustration and counter-educational moves...
ReplyDeleteOh yessssssss. I work alongside a 32 year old know it all, who I more and more want to slap with a wet fish!
ReplyDeleteIts waring isnt it and at 61 I figure Ive earned my grey hair and should be entitled to slap the juvenille twit.....but I stick the headphones on and try and tune him out whilst leaning on mild antidepressants...but only cos it would embarrass the kids to visit me in jaol..lolol
Mind you when I do leave, I will give him his horoscope I swear!
Your so not alone in your pickle and those overcast clouds chase across the skies, reaching most of us at some time or another.
(hug)