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How are you doing, Bob?
The news on Gaza -and now Rafah- is getting to us all… and on all the other townships around the world.
Hi Mags,
I’m struggling with what we are hearing in the world and waiting to see what this year brings politically. I’m writing a novel and concentrating on relationships that I can affect. I am also looking for movements that try to unite humanity, like playing for change, and trying to support them.
How are you doing? Have you been able to tame that garden of yours? Of course, the early summer has been quite wet and our little garden is so wet that we are a little concerned that some of our plants could rot - especially those in tubs. Have you been stretching on that contraption you bought?
Teach Your Children
You, who are on the road
Must have a code that you can live by
And so, become yourself
Because the past is just a goodbye
Teach your children well
Their father’s hell did slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by
Don’t you ever ask them, “Why?”
If they told you, you would cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you
And you (Can you hear?) of tender years (And do you care?)
Can’t know the fears (And can you see?)
That your elders grew by (We must be free)
And so, please help (To teach your children)
Them with your youth (What you believe in)
They seek the truth (Make a world)
Before they can die (That we can live in)
And teach your parents well
Their children’s hell will slowly go by
And feed them on your dreams
The one they pick’s the one you’ll know by
Don’t you ever ask them, "Why?
If they told you, you will cry
So just look at them and sigh
And know they love you
Songwriters: Graham William Nash. For non-commercial use only.
…commendable.
The less energy we give to that milieu, the better.
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I am well, if a little foggy-of-brain and light-of-limb due to undertaking autogenic-training aka meditation-on-roids… thankfully I am on my 8th-of-8 class this week, with a follow-up class in September.
…the garden has been evolving nicely, compared to last year and my very-late planting out, of which I’ll share a photo of later… once I’ve swept the patio and cleared the many/discarded plant pots… 
…which just leaves, which patio furniture to get.
…how’s your garden holding up?
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The contraption? …not yet… it has remained in situ on the chest-of-drawers where I left it, since buying it. I might have a short trial on it in a bit, so that I can leave feedback on it before it expires.
That sounds good. My weekend was hectic, with torrential rain hitting our vicinity on Friday, sending a mini tsunami to flood our cellar. The water comes off a playground slanted towards us, which generally just pushes the rainwater into the grassland. In this case, the sheer volume of water causes a wave that you can actually see approaching the house. Since then, we have been cleaning up, but fortunately, after the same experience two years ago, we have most of what we have down there stood on tables.
In between, on Saturday, we were visiting friends and stumbled home in the early hours of Sunday. So, our Sunday and Monday were recovery days.
We are fortunate to sit in our little refuge in the sun, watching our feathered friends perform their aerial acrobatics and admiring the shrubs and flowers recovering after the rain decimated their blossoms. Due to the changeable weather, we have been setting up our garden for visits and then clearing it away again, so the thought of a patio like the one you showed is far removed from our reality. However, the plants seem to have enjoyed getting drenched and are growing copiously, albeit with few blossoms at present.
We were forced to remove the larger birdhouse because a wandering rat decided it could stop off and feed there, but we still have the hanging bird troughs that the rat couldn’t access—although the squirrels can, using their ability to stretch whilst holding on to thin metal rods. Otherwise, a mole continually threatens our lawn, which already undulates across the surface due to their digging. Our butterfly bush had many branches snap off in the storm, but the hortensia and the hibiscus have survived, and the hortensia is full of flowers. The hibiscus needs a while, but it is looking good.
It sounded like a good position to relax, but if you are doing autogenic training, you probably have more relaxation than you need now.
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@Bob It seems to be a case of, the more relaxation the better I feel… I guess I got more than my fair share of adrenaline-overload and months of semi-permanent fight or flight in the Summer of 2019, so a state of permanent relaxedness being preferable, for me.
I do get a little excitable here and there, but only here and there. lel