Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Chit-chat Wednesday and Spike




It's raining today and the world looks bleak from my window. We had a lovely weekend where not a lot happened but it was perfect in its simplicity. I went to the op-shop and found a Shirley Barber board game for five dollars which we played all weekend. I found some time to read magazines and the weekend papers in the garden. Spike, our cactus, who had grown to a precarious height (18 feet) and was swaying dangerously for months threatening low-flying planes, finally got a haircut.
Hard to believe that a few years ago, I carried Spike home along King Street, a tiny baby cactus in a pot as a gift for the Scribe.
When Daisy was born Spike celebrated the occasion by sprouting his first flower (he has only ever had two).
Today I am working on a crime short story, based on a real-life incident that happened to me. Outside I can see cars covered in rain, a grey sky. Cars are swishing past boxes on our verandah filled with spiky body parts

9 comments:

  1. I wish you well with the new writing. I have to say that I am not sure if this picture I see of you is the new haircut but it is a new picture for me. You look just great. Glad to be back reading you blog.

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  2. Thanks Ralph for the good wishes. It's good to see you back to Blogging too. I don't feel so crash-hot at the minute. Winter bugs have attacked us all here. xx

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  3. oh i love the sound of cars swishing by in the rain. i guess we've had drought so long, rain is still a bit of a novelty. that's a lovely story about spike. may he continue to thrive and flower! hope you're feeling better soon. j x

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  4. Hello Jennifer, I do love the rain so much. I thrive in all the weather that everybody else seems to hate. Yes, long live old Spike! I feel like Jill and the prickly beanstalk. He's my greatest gardening success. xx

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  5. You little girl, she is very darling too!
    Hope that the novel is going well and that there`s an happy ending, perhaps?Lol
    Wow! That`s a seriuosly tall cactus!
    We too have been having a lot of rain, in England!
    But, it always rains a lot in here, so sadly we are used to it! Even when we are supposed to be in the middle of Summer!


    DEBBIE MOSS

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  6. Oooo, Spike is soooo tall!!!

    We seem to be sharing the same grey, rainy weather! But I do enjoy the rain from time to time, the sound of rain drops and the smell after does something to me:)

    xx

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  7. ooo, I'm intrigued about this real life crime story...want to know more! Wouldn't you know it? Where I am is overcast too - and it is my first day off! So I'm in my pjs catching up a little on the blogging. It is nice to step into other people's worlds sometimes. Here I am alone and I do miss my friends and family a little and by going to the blogging community, I feel I can find some things/elements I need right now to help pick up my mood - warmth, family, uplifting sentiments and thoughts - things that everyone needs occasionally from time to time. Thanks for your comment about kids - I guess I just need to work at relaxing and talking naturally...maybe it will come...but I'm not going to force it... xxx

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  8. Hello Curious Cat, it's nice to know we share the same grey skies. And that is exactly how I feel about a lot of the Blogging community. Don't worry about talking to children yet - everything begins and ends at exactly the right time and place. xx

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  9. Sher, I love the smell of rain when everything feels so fresh and cleansed.
    Hello Debbie, I hear it is very hot in England. I love the misty rain in the UK but any sort of rain really delights my simple heart. xx

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