Autumnal in G Minor
Time insists on passing. I looked at the calendar today and realized that this time two years ago, we were packing up Villa l’Africaine. Yesterday I received a lovely card from Esme & Rosie’s Cloud. I let them live on it, but as a general rule clouds are mine; because everything is mine. Rita Barberá died of a stroke. She was mayor of Valencia for 24 years and then a senator. In my opinion she represented the worst of Spanish politics. (I waited a whole week to say that as to not be inelegant.)
Last week we had a storm. Thunder, lightning and incredibly strong winds. A plant pot outside fell over and broke. Two of the dogs hate storms; Rudy, the youngest, could care less. Ever since I can remember consciousness I wonder if I’ll wake up before I fall asleep. Not waking up doesn’t scare me. In fact when I do wake up, I think, “Oh, I see, here we go again.”
Life is liv(e)able. I stopped smoking in March. I’ll take it up again as soon as I’m diagnosed with a disease of some importance or reach 50. Whichever comes first. I miss the superb sense of control. I still drink. Heavily enough for it to be fun. What’s life without fun?
At this precise moment I’m not entirely inspired by humanity. I wonder what it’s like to live in one of those Tulou of the Hakka people of Fujian. I wonder too many things. Too much of the time. It’s 1 am. Friday to Saturday. In a large house in the south of France. Let’s speak again sometime soon.
My Mazamet 
Is it my imagination or have there been a number of unexpected deaths among Spanish politicians lately?
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In fact Freixenet is going to hire an extra 1000 people! 🙂
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A delightfully cheerful post… 😉
Not entirely inspired by humanity? Gee, I can’t understand why…
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And now I have to share Not perfect by the inimitable Tim Minchin.
“My brain’s not perfect, but it’s mine.”
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It’s been over 70 years since the last episode of global insanity, so perhaps what you feel is the chill wind of history whistling up your trouser legs. I know I do.
Living in the post truth era is not going to be fun, but those of us who can still recognize a fact when we see one have to keep logic alive until the wheel turns yet again.
And on a completely trival note, if you’re chewing gum post-smoking, look for Zylitol gum. It’s harder to find and more expensive than ordinary gum, but it does NOT contain aspartame to rot your brain or sugar to rot your teeth. End rant.
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I don’t chew gum on aesthetic grounds 😀
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lol – you have more self control than I, then sir. :p
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I turned 50 earlier this years only to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. It’s as if my warranty expired and my body went to shit. :p
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-hugs- 😦
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Being a grown up sucks doesn’t it…
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-giggles- Not sure about being a grownup but the stiff neck and cranky knees certainly do!
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Number 1 son took up inline skating some months ago as a new sport for a program he is involved with at school, we were bored watching each week so we all joined in. The sons fall, laugh it off, go on. If the man of the house or I take a fall it is an entirely different and far more painful story… If only we bounced like we used to! 😀
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Hah! These days we’re lucky if we don’t break something. I used to enjoy inline skating when the Offspring was quite a bit younger. Still have the skates somewhere under the house but I don’t think I’ll ever wear them again. Probably full of spiders…:/
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It arrived, and you liked it. I’m very pleased. – *smiles broadly* – A small ray of sunshine hopefully to pierce the murky grey to black that humanity can be, hopefully.
You sound sad. I love the last line. *hugs him whether he likes it or not* (sees Pepe Le Pew and The Cat in reverse).
– esme clinking a glass with himupon the Cloud
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I love everything about it. It’s art. I’m going to have it framed.
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I’m touched and honoured. I am an artist and it’s always lovely to be appreciated. Especially by friends. *smiles*.
– esme bowing and looking very happy indeed upon the Cloud
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– e.u.t.C
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The best blog post I’ve read anywhere in a long time. You do these introspective things supremely well. I’m hearing Dido’s Lament, which is in G minor.
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Utterly sublime! And thank you 🙂
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heh, I started vaping this year and I’m 50. I’d smoke, but just can’t stand the smell of stale cigarette smoke, though I don’t mind the fresh. So, I puff away and smell like toasted marshmallows and get that lovely nicotine 🙂
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I’ve always liked the smell of smoke. In hindsight I should have considered arson as a career path 🙂
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have you indulged in any culinary smoking?
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Only in a daydreaming sense. Having worked out various possibilities it became clear to me that if I could get my whole family on the yacht at the same time and a smoke accident occurred, I’d be quite well off. But it was too complex an endeavour.
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I could almost hear the gleeful rubbing of hands and the mwah ha ha when I read that. 😀
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😂😂
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Not inspired by humanity, eh? Wow, speaking of Inelegance, this is the most Elegant thing one could say, these days! I shall have to remember it when I’m about to go on a rant about human stupidity. Aaaaaand we’ll leave it at that 😉 Here’s hoping you get some respite, however that translates for you. Aloha.
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“I still drink. Heavily enough for it to be fun.”
I knew there was something I liked about you.
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Congratulations on the green house! 😀 We’ve got single paned glass as well, and no heating in ours either. The glass alone goes a very long way. Our tomato plants survived last winter, as did the night jasmine and the lemon trees.
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This is melancholic for you sir, but pleasantly so, at least for the reader. I also put in a vote for vaping. My brother recently bought the whole set (apparently he had to order it from overseas) and we had some wonderful evenings chatting away and feeling like those caterpillars with the huge hookahs in Alice In Wonderland. With humanity being more than usually uninspiring, I keep wondering if it’s time to descend into complete self-absorption and hedonism.
Anyway, I hope crisp autumn mornings, good red wine evenings and a lift in spirits await you.
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Yes to self-absorption and hedonism alike. I’m going to build a bigger wall around number 42 and make all of you people pay for it! 😀
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Yay! Keep all those pussy grabbers out! 😉
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Please start smoking again. It will make your drinking look like a “character” trait. Please. You’ll fit in better with humanity.
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LOL 😀
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I’m not entirely inspired by humanity.
What’s up good fellow?
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Entirely charming post! 🙂
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