somebody coming in blackness
like a star
and the world be a great bush
on his head
and his eyes be fire
in the city
and his mouth be true as time
he be calling the people brother
even in the prison
even in the jail
i'm just only a baptist preacher
somebody bigger than me coming
in blackness like a star
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greg and i cleaned and straightened up around the apartment today as my nephew is visiting tomorrow and staying overnight. it's been so so sosososo hot. and humid. (the humidity was in the 90's today, and the dew point was 73.) we were a sticky mess while dusting, vacuuming, folding laundry, changing bedsheets and rearranging boxes and furniture. the cats watched everything from a safe distance (and whenever i glanced at them, i found them staring back at me wide-eyed as if they had never seen us clean before?) it feels good to have the apartment in shipshape order again.
I have been tidying my cottage too - although in far lower temperatures and accompanied by rain . A friend who I had first met online , and then when she visited London from the US last summer, came to stay with her husband . It was amazing to see and host them, but I kept wishing Tony was with us . They left yesterday and I am missing Tony so much today
ReplyDeleteMilo doesn’t like it when I tidy - which is rarely - but he enjoyed the visit as my friends are cat lovers and kept telling him how great he is - Milo agreed
I hope you get to enjoy your sparking apartment and your nephews visit - and that the very hot weather cools a little
Siobhan xx
hi shiobhan, it's nice to hear about your friend's visit and about milo's thoughts of them, and of your tidying :) we had a nice day today . . and i don't think it will be cooler here until . . late september! (i'm preparing myself for a hot summer.) thinking of you . . and tony too xoxoxo
DeleteAh, good for you! I hate cleaning when it is so hot. It was very hot in Ohio, but we had air-conditioning (unlike here). Enjoy your nephew (which one?)!
ReplyDeleteJason ! Your Ohio visit sounded very fun . . I know you get a hot summer . . as hot as your winters are cold! I saw Charlotte's IG story posts . . I hope her visit is good . . I think it must be exciting.
DeleteI think it is better today! She is just there for a week and I hope she will find many like-minded people and it will help her in finding a job she will like.
DeleteOh, I hope so too. It seems so nice . . everyone would probably like to stay longer.
DeleteMany students stay longer, but we could not afford more than one week. But now many students are either insured or sick, so maybe it is good she is coming home.
DeleteI hope she can find more opportunities. She seems to really love it. I was always impressed by the homeschooling parents who persevered with their artistic careers. They took teaching jobs and side jobs, but continued acting, dancing, painting, singing, etc., and shared it with the children by directing and leading classes.
DeleteI hope so too! She really would like to stay in Europe and dance for a while, but it is hard if you also have to pay back your student loans. She will be teaching ballet and dance for a while now in our area and that will also be fun.
DeleteYes! Hopefully, too, she can save a little while paying off the loans. She's a lovely dancer and smart and dedicated!
DeleteI hope so too! She has two dance teaching jobs and two homeschooling helper jobs.
Delete:) That sounds good!
DeleteSo far she is enjoying it.
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