R's rue

In my mind I have an image of my parents in their late middle age. It is some time in the mid-seventies. We have had our evening meal and the television news is on but they are paying no attention to current affairs because they are both asleep. Mandibles relaxed, they have for a little while at least, escaped from consciousness. They're sitting in their armchairs - napping. Now I dislike napping and try to avoid it as much as possible. For me napping is annoying because it tends to spoil my appetite for proper sleep when I finally get to bed. This is especially so late at night. In recent weeks, I have found myself napping on several occasions. I will be watching something on the TV with my eyes getting heavier and then, gadzooks - I am asleep just like my parents. Sometimes, half an hour or more will pass before I wake up, bleary-eyed wondering how I have missed a big chunk of the show I was watching. This happened during my first attempt to watch "The Mauritanian" ...

Albert For this week I have been working one day off one day on.  And apart from meeting up with an old friend this afternoon, all I have done today is sleep. Feeling that I’ve wasted a bit of the day , I woke up enough this evening to be more productive, and in the warmth of dusk I’ve listened to David Sidaris as I potted up more cheap coloured plants by the back door. Albert watched me from the sunny garden wall, his deformed  leg stretching out painfully  before him.  He blinked slowly at me in that silent hello that cats do when when you catch their eye. Then sat still pretending to be asleep. He remained there, until the sun shifted and I had retreated to the kitchen in order to oil the work tops and feed the dogs. The cottage is tidy and I’m pleased. I sit at the kitchen table and reviewed my to do list. I didn’t cross anything off today. In the middle of my list, just under  Inform car insurance company about my speeding fines And jus...

 The boat’s wake Looking back  Clean lines What once was Now distant memories  Etched indelibly  Forevermore  from R's rue https://ift.tt/3gc8UsY