Hey everyone: I’m having hand surgery tomorrow. It will take a little time to mend and will then be better. What to do until I can type again?
Here’s what I came up with. I went to 2012 and 2013 and chose some of what I believe are the better posts I wrote then. Read some of them. If you don’t like one, try another. There ought to be something you’ll enjoy.
Cary Grant, ‘A Conversatrion with Cary Grant’
To select the one you want, go to the box on the upper right of the home page where the magnifying glass is, type in the name of the post as I’ve listed it.
Alma Mahler, ‘Reflections on Reincarnation‘
Lynda Carter ‘She only looks as though she knows’
Favorite Sayings. June, 2012
The Most Beautiful Cat in the World, March 3, 2013
Reflections on Reincarnation, April 21, 2013
She Only Looks As Though She Knows, May, 2013
‘Murder in the Bedroom‘
A Conversation with Cary Grant, June 22, 2013
Falling in Love, Literally, July 21, 2013
Murder in the Bedroom, Sept 21, 2013
Caution: May Contain Peanuts, uh, Breasts (Reader discretion is advised) Sept 2, 2013
Sometimes things won’t let us lose them, Dec 22, 2013
Happy reading. I’ll be fine and I’ll be back soon.
I’m a delicate flower. I’ve got allergies to lots of chemicals, so I’ve never dyed my hair. Tired of lock-downs and not seeing friends, I wanted to do something new. My bright idea was to colour my hair purple.
Do I look good in purple? No! I NEVER wear purple. And did I do a good job? Are you kidding? I did a better job spraying water on my kitchen floor than I did my hair and I’m still trying to get the colour out of my white counter. Still, if you look really hard you can see a little purple. You may laugh. I did.
Someone who loves me enough to tell the truth (and shall remain nameless) emailed: ‘Yes! I see it! But people may just think it is the “blue hair” of old ladies who try to brighten their grey and leave the stuff on too long!’
No matter…
Poet Jenny Joseph
I loved the following poem, ‘Warning’, long before I became old. You may too. Since this is National Poetry Month, this is a good time to revisit it. Enjoy!
‘Warning’ by Jenny Joseph (1932-2018)
When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
I shall wear purple
I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people’s gardens
And learn to spit.
You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beer-mats and things in boxes.
Guess she didn’t do any better than I did.
But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.
But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Whatever you do, have fun!!!
Note: Thanks Andrew for helping me find a gentle and safe dye to use.
View from Over the Hill 