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 Reflections and ruminations from a modern day Alice - Life is Wonderland |
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Reflections and ruminations from a modern day Alice - Life is Wonderland  Welcome to the place were I chronicle my own falls down dark holes and adventures chasing white rabbits! Come on In, Take a Bite, You Never Know What You May Find... "Curiouser and curiouser." Alice in Wonderland ** Image ID #1701066 Unavailable **   |
| "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" DAY 1750--October 1, 2018 Prompt: On October 1, 959, Edgar I, the Peaceful, became the king of all England. What do you think about the title of Peaceful, and in which ways are you peaceful? The title of "Peaceful" evokes images of a cloud-born deity that floats above the chaos, the picture of serenity. I feel like my mind is in constant motion, whirling and bouncing with agitation and anxiety. I feel as if I am rarely, truly at peace. I have to work hard to remember the last time I felt myself in a peaceful state. The dogs typically wake me up in those dim hours before sunrise. I have a few moments to myself before the bustle of the day takes over and I have to go upstairs and pry my daughter from the bed, into her school uniform and out the door. In those rare moments, I sometimes take pause to look out over our new backyard. This one particular moment, I looked out to find a family of deer standing just inside the tree line at the back of our property. They just stared me with their dark doe eyes, flicking their white tails while my dog keened and whined at them from the window. They looked peaceful, I felt at peace watching them. After a few minutes, they bounded off into the woods. The closest I come to a sustained feeling of peace would be on our annual vacation to Truro and Provincetown. It is a three hour ride and the closer I get to the national seashore, I can feel the peace start to roll in with each deep breathe of the briny air. Looking out over the sea forest landscape of outer cape, brings me a serenity I don't get anywhere else. If there is a place I am most peaceful, it is there, standing dwarfed by the dunes at the edge of the land, looking out at the wide, blue Atlantic before me. Blogging Circle of Friends DAY 2143: October 1, 2018 Prompt: October 1 is the International Day for the Elderly, which was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1990. Use this international holiday to inspire your blog post. Oma sat, clutching her coffee cup and feeling grateful for marginal relief the hot tea inside was giving her arthritic fingers. The backyard was a bustle of activity this afternoon and she was enjoying watching all the drama play out. The little black bird was flitting between three of the colorful gourd nests hanging at the rear of her fish pond. He had managed to establish a female in each, and he frantically buzzed between his little mistresses as they tended their eggs. He raced from one to the next, delivering twigs and bits of straw to his budding families. Oma clicked her tongue, "well sir, you have been very busy..." she admonished playfully. She stood up, the brittle muscles in her thighs protesting, to get a better look at her tabby cat. He had strolled into the yard and was now slowly stalking something in grass to the right of her pond. Oma thought of the bunny rabbit she'd seen earlier that morning. Dismayed by the thought of her hunter capturing a baby bunny, she tapped on the glass with one gnarled finger. The cat looked up sharply in her direction. She waggled the finger at him, adding a stern shake of her head for good measure. The cat took the hint and took off in search of less offensive prey. Oma was feeling tired. She was about to leave her window seat when a doe stepped from the tree line at the back of her yard. The graceful animal stepped warily, her lithe body weaving around the young trees, making her way to the pond for a drink. She stared, her large brown eyes making contact with Oma's before she bent her long neck and drank. Oma marveled at her quiet beauty and at her grace and agility when moments later, she bounded away from the pond and back across the yard. It had been many years since she could move with such speed. She had been a dancer once. Oma had been able to clear half the stage with leaps and spins that would have rivaled that of even a young doe. Oma had been a prima ballerina who had toe-danced herself into the hearts of many audiences decades upon decades ago. She smiled with the memories of shiny costumes and an orchestra pit full of musicians. Smiling serenely, Oma set her cup down and reached for the handles of her walker. With once last glance over the yard, she slowly made her back to her sitting room where her rocker and her medications sat waiting for her. It was early afternoon, still time for the visitors she hoped. If not, she'd make her way back to the window eventually. |
| 30-Day Blogging Challenge OCT 1 Prompt: What are your goals for October? Personal or professional, big or small...doesn't matter! We want to encourage you! This time of year tends to always be height of my busy season at work. The early autumn weather tends to be mild here in Southern New England and the blue skies make for good flying weather. That translates into very busy work weeks for me. This is also an October that happens to host our biggest corporate event of the year and my little sister's wedding...on the same weekend. I feel stressed to say the least. This is my favorite month despite the crush and I'm looking forward to a Fall season ripe with festivals, hayrides, orchard visits and of course, Halloween. Typically this is a month when my muse is easily inspired by indigo autumn skies and swollen harvest moons but I anticipate having little chance to write, let alone submit anything to the various publication deadlines I optimistically marked for tracking. All the same, I'm making it one of my goals to try to blog at least every day, at least every week day. I would very much like to bring back our annual Halloween party this month. We recently moved into a new home and I would like to bring back one of my favorite traditions now that we have ample space. First I have to get through my event and the wedding, then I hope to find the energy to pull something together in time to celebrate my favorite holiday with friends and family. Lastly, all my other goals for the month of October center squarely around my sister's nuptials. I have to keep her calm and get her down with aisle with minimal drama and then I have to nail my Maid of Honor speech! |
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