I just now took this photo in order to have something to put on the blog! I don't know why I haven't been more inspired to take pictures lately. A lot going on, I suppose. But for what it's worth, here are our daffodils, coming more fully into bloom as they usually do in February. (My hand is in the photo because the flowers flop in the rain, and it's raining AGAIN this morning.)
I had a really solid night's sleep last night, which felt amazing. I was exhausted. We've had some family drama that has consumed about 98 percent of my brain over the last couple of days. It's not anything I feel comfortable blogging -- at least, not yet -- but I talked to my siblings last night via Zoom and I think it's all going to work out OK. It's related to my stepmother's estate, and it's been an emotional roller coaster. Fingers crossed, we've arrived at a good place.
My next-door neighbor on the right -- the good neighbor who we almost never hear anything from, and whose wall we share -- is having some work done on her house. A huge scaffold has been built in both the front and the back, and I'm hearing some guys clambering around on it now. I think it's roof work. If it keeps out the rain, I'm all for it.
Meanwhile, I have no idea what's going on upstairs. It's been weeks since I've seen or heard anyone from the family that moved in after the Russians left last summer. Their car is still in the driveway but if they're home they're very quiet. I don't think they're around. Also, the apartment listing is still up, though it does say it's "under offer" and perhaps that's real-estate code for "unavailable." I can't tell what's happening. The mysteries abound.
I am looking forward to a quiet day at home, doing some reading and not much else.
Daffodils are strange I always think......ours are only out of the ground by about 6 inches, but there is a clump in a garden just round the corner where I walk ,that have been flowering for several weeks. I guess different varieties, ( though they look the same to me) or different amounts of sunshine ( what's that these days?)
ReplyDeleteWe had scaffolding on our drive a few months ago when the chimney stack on the old terrace house house next door was attended to.......fascinating watching them put it up!
Enjoy the rain!
The daffodils are a pleasant sight. They always feel like hope to me. Sorry about the estate issues. Inheritance issues can be so unpleasant and can bring out the worst. Hope it’s quickly and happily resolved.
ReplyDeleteI have one lonely daffodil in my garden, loads of buds, soon I will see a sea of yellow in one bed, the rain is doing my head in, I need to be outside, I love my home, just fed up with these walls.
ReplyDeleteYou say that's your hand in the top picture but to me it looks like a side of ham.
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