Jane, bubbles, loopy, traveller

* "What a pleasant life might be had in this world by a handsome, sensible old lady of good fortune blessed with a sound constitution and a firm will."
Jane Austen

* Large dome bubbles form in the shallow puddles as the rain plunks down.

* The loopy, wet power lines shine as silver when the sun strikes them.

* Postings from a nostalgic traveller. 

* Revisiting 'Cold Comfort Farm' and my first view of Ian McKellen. 

roses, fan, groom

* "It is not about stopping to smell the roses. It is about knowing, realizing, the roses are still there."

* I carry the fan from room to room as I settle to work for awhile in each one. Quite a procession: me with huge box fan, a furry black dog, a furry khaki dog.

* A jewel of a dog groomer.

Marleau, blueberries, fiddles

* Captaine Marleau, she wears my hat.

* Luscious blueberries. My mother introduced me to the act of freezing blueberries at their peak of ripeness in order to enjoy them, still frozen, on early dark winter nights instead of less healthy snacks. The best freezer container I have found is an empty gelato pint container. This particular brand of gelato is on sale these days so I am happy to indulge in gelato. And look forward to frozen blueberry winter nights.

* 'Ashokan Farewell'
   'Shove the Pig's Foot a Little Further Into the Fire'

* Such fun watching the endeavors of across the street neighbors and conjuring up the details of their lives.

* Dear city conformance vehicle that often drives air conditioned past my house :the 3 foot high things are not weeds but are actually tree sprouts which I am encouraging to grow. 

doors, thirst, cool

* Why do characters not find out who is on the other side of the door before they open it?

* Quenching the thirst of outdoor plants. They visibly brighten up.

* A dark, cool office.

book, purchase, clear, binge, comb

* "What kind of book would your life be?"
   "A medical dictionary."
   "No, really."
   "A novel with its pages glued together."
   "It is time you unstuck the pages."

* "That is the best thing you've bought all year."

* 'clear history'

* I can binge watch 4 seasons/series of a show then must stop because the characters and plot become so improbable and I am stuck on a conveyer belt. Better to imagine what happens after the 3rd.

* A black comb with half the teeth missing.

situation, show, mental

* Pushing through a situation, it helps to imagine a worse situation.
   Giraffe with a sore throat.

* the Graham Norton Show

* "You're absolutely mental!"
   "Yeah. But in a nice way?"

series, aspen, rain

* Watching a French television series with much soup, cigarettes, and coffee shared amongst the characters. My mouth waters for soup, cigars, and coffee. Enjoying the German words interspersed with French. zweisamkeit. einsamkeit. Someone in a humor class said that Germans have no sense of humor but I think their humor manifests itself in their language, subtlely or subtly. (My spell correct does not like the first one.) The way words are glued together in German is interesting. Krankenhaus.

* Aspen leaves shiver.

* Far away, a curtain of rain falls from dark clouds. A grey water color wash.

* I cringe/flinch when the theme of a book/short story is missed...In today's crossword the clue is 'gift in "the Gift of the Magi"'. Their answer is 'fob'. No, guys, you are missing the entire, whole wonderful point of the story.