I Need a Few More August Days

 My brother Benjie is here to visit Queen Mary, so I have a few minutes to chat.

I just fed all the outdoor animals, birds, squirrels, chipmunks and the hawk will be thanking me later.

The HUMIDITY will take you to your knees, and make your hair look rather, pubic!!! OK, maybe not pubic, but( I cant find a word) frizzy is too simple. Let me think........coiled, wound, electric?? add your own. My hair is DNA curly, but August takes me to the circus!!!!

AND I love it!! I love beach hair, ponytail, chaos!! with a drive through beverage store, near the shore!!!

A road drink, as we Florida folks call um.

Now we are wine sippers, or sober to the core.

The reason for my blog today are two wonderful books. Little and Often by Trent Preszler,

The Comfort Book by Matt Haig. ( Now reading The Midnight Library by Matt Haig)

I have highlighted so much in these two books, that it would cruel to subject you to the entire story. You need to read these books.

Little and Often, I chose to read it, because of my child's sudden artistic, wonderment of woodwork.

My Hart, ( number 4 son) is artistic, and I did not know this. He was all sports, all day and night. I missed his artistic vein, or maybe he developed it later?? It is fun to watch. Back to the book, It is about a man, a gay man, from South Dakota !!! that late in his life, after his fathers death, build a canoe in his living room!! from scratch!! Never even held a hammer before, magic.

Brilliant stuff

Talking about his father he said, "Providing comfort was not in his nature." ( blew me away, that generation, war vets, from all the wars, maybe were just not huggers!!) ( men were suppose to be so strong, and masculine, whatever all of that means!!) ( maybe loss????)

He also said, " The imposition of structure to any story, can alter realities." ( who is telling the story, is a big deal)

One More, " My grief was complicated that way.  A mix, or anger, regret and longing." ( sweet baby Jesus)

Have I mentioned this book is about building a canoe??  Enjoy between the lines, and embraced with sawdust.

The Comfort Book ( I think that is the name) ( short term memory, went out the window!!) (and I need to turn the italics off) ( I amuse myself)

A few pearls, from this book are:

but the I is always bigger than the pain. Because the I is there even when the pain is not.

Silence is the pain.

No physical appearance is worth not eating pasta. ( AMEN)

Your value NEVER needs to be jsutified.

You are the right quantity.

TRUST me, I highlighted this entire book, so I will stop and let you decide to read this gem. ( OK, I lied)

He said, the author, " Ignorance shrinks us!" and " The cure for loneliness, isn't more people."

I promise, no more highlighted diamonds of words. Look for the words that speak to you.

Need to leave an start adulting again, Hungry people, family, animals, love all around. 

See you in September.