I'm looking after myself. I hope it'll help. Yesterday evening, we went to a fabulous recital with Jonathan Lemalu as the singer and a really excellent accompanist on the piano, Kathryn Mosley. Despite a road closure on the way home, which my satnav didn't recognise, so creative navigating was required, it was an excellent evening. Today, I have mostly read. Reading a book in a day has always soothed me, but I've got out of the habit - and it wasn't accurate anyway, it wasn't one day. I started it two days ago, but hadn't had time to progress past the first 50 pages, I sat down after lunch and finished it in a sitting. Lovely book. "Of Thorn & Briar," it's called, by Paul Lamb, who is a traditional hedgelayer.
I might have seen him, a few years ago. I was driving between Wink's home and her office and, at the side of the back road, a hedge was being layered very neatly and professionally. I can't think that many people do that job for a living any more. I wanted to stop and speak to him but there was traffic behind me and I had to be somewhere soon - I've always regretted not going back. Anyway, it's @westcountry_hedgelayer and he has quite an Instagram following (I hate the Insta app so, whilst I have it, I don't use it much) and I admire him very much.
I had work to do today, but I mattered more. So, though I will regret having left it, I was right to put myself first.
Chin up, darlings. It's springtime. It'll get better. But now, though it's only 8 o'clock, I'm going to have a bath and then go to bed.
Thinking of having my hair cut shorter.
2 comments:
I drove past a small streetside free library yesterday. It's becoming more and more poular in urban settings for people to set-up free book exchanges in their front gardens. I wish I had stopped, but like you, I was in a hurry, so kept on driving. I know that feeling of "wishing I had!" I like your idea of "looking after yourself" and I, too, am thinking about getting a shorter cut! xoxo
Most of my reading currently has been about dog training. The daffodils and tulips are blooming around here and it is sunny! Rain forecast tomorrow. The hedge layers IG account is interesting, so much work involved in properly laying a hedge.
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