tuesday truths...

September 26, 2017 Arlene Giddings

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it is almost impossible to be unhappy
when wearing a polka dot dress.
it's like magic.
(and really,
the more i think about it
it might not be the dress itself...
i think maybe it's the polka dots...
because...
the polka dot shoes work, too...both pairs...
and the polka dot skirt
and that polka dot shirt i bought...
wow.
i own a lot of polka dots.)

(truth...the word polka dot is starting to
sound funny...i think i said it too many times)

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i often wonder if
it's apparent to people driving by me
that sometimes
i walk the whole way home
trying not to step on any cracks
in the sidewalk...
which means
that sometimes
i have to take extra big steps
and
then 6 tiny steps
followed by jumping to the
left because...well...
because it's fun
and i don't want to break my mother's back
(see, mom. i'm always thinking about ya!)
i suspect maybe it's not as apparent
as i would hope
and that people probably think
i'm drunk.
heh.

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speaking of walking home...
why do people insist on stopping for me
at the one crosswalk
that i don't have to cross at?
and then get mad and speed off
when i turn
instead of crossing.
i am literally starting to get stressed
about it now as i come to that intersection...
in my head, i'm like...
they think i am going straight
but i'm going to turn
and now they are waiting for me
but i am going to turn
so i'm just not going to make
eye contact or maybe i should
point to the way i'm turning
or maybe there's some sort of
hand signal
they are expecting...like people on bikes do
but i don't know what that
signal is
and damn it...
now i just stepped on a crack
and
got hit with gravel
as that car sped off all mad cause i didn't cross.

maybe i should just start crossing
even though i'm NOT GOING THAT WAY.

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i wasn't going to write about
any
of these today.
funny how i sit down here
with one plan in mind
and something else totally different & slightly odd
comes out instead.
i blame the polka dot dress.
or credit.
depends on if you enjoyed this post or not.
heh.

tuesday truths...

August 29, 2017 Arlene Giddings

the idea that summer is coming
to a close is making me feel
panicky and anxious
like
i haven't done it all yet,
i'm not ready for it to end!
i loved the garden so much
that i made myself
sick
of the friggin' garden.
enough already with the
watering
and the picking
and the watering...
next year, i'm using a hose.
and not planting 60 billion
of EVERYTHING.
i want to go to the trailside cafe
and see dylan menzie...
because seriously...
have you heard him?
(and this one is in my most-favorite-church!)
i had a small panic attack
and thought that EVERYTHING on my
summer bucket list
had to be done by labor day
until someone kindly pointed out to me
that labor day is NOT the first day of fall.
heh.
but still...SO LITTLE TIME...
(there's that panicky feeling again)
maudie may have replaced the muppets
for now as number one in my
desert island movies...
i know that seems like a weird contrast...
but...if you didn't know that i might be a little weird by now
then you may just want to stop reading...heh...
(but....don't really stop reading! i was just kidding!)

tuesday truths...

May 2, 2017 Arlene Giddings

i have not been here
in a long, long time.

it's not that i haven't thought
about coming here...
i just got carried away
with spring
and tiny sprouting sunflower seeds
and planting string bean seeds
and daydreaming about
what to plant where
and how much
and should i build a fort
in the backyard
and camouflage it with string bean plants.

i feel a little obsessed.
but in a good way.
:)

my back is aching and my
tennis elbow does not like raking...
my neck is stiff and face is
slightly windburnt...
my polka dot rubber boots
have stepped in sheep manure...
most of the time, i have no idea
what i'm doing
but
that's kind of half the fun.

oh...and when i am not out tearing
the yard apart
i'm in the house rehearsing my lines
for the next play...
i know...i know...
i might have said i would never do it again,
ok...i might have swore that i would never do it
again but you know me...
i secretly like to be shoved out of my comfort zone.
and it really was a lot of fun last time...
and even better this time now that i have a little
better idea of what to expect.

and again...if you see me muttering and gesturing
to myself as i walk home from work,
it's ok! i'm just repeating my lines..over...and over...and OVER...
i'll understand if you don't make eye contact...
i would probably do the same.
:)

happy big red heart day...(& a cautionary tale)

February 14, 2017 Arlene Giddings

if you make
chicken fricot
on a storm day
and then don't wait
for it to cool down
to an appropriate level
of heat
before consuming it
you will
burn your tongue....
and if you do
burn your tongue
on deliciously so-hot-but-you-couldn't-wait
chicken fricot
AVOID
CINNAMON HEARTS
AT ALL COSTS
even if it IS valentines day.

i think i have lost 3 layers of taste buds
between yesterday
and today.

tuesday truths

February 7, 2017 Arlene Giddings

♥ i have been completely blown away by the surge in blog traffic
as a result of being mentioned in a recent CBC article about the
top 5 island bloggers...
and i also think it's funny to be able to say
"no, no...i was mentioned BY one of the top five bloggers...(one of my favorites, i might add) but i'm not one...yet...hahahah"
if you are visiting from the CBC article, HI THERE! :)
i'm so glad you dropped by!

♥ i have to get a bite plate....did i tell you that? sigh.

♥ i love taking pictures of pencil crayons.

♥ i might have dyed my hair slightly purple.
i see it in certain light and it shocks me sometimes...
but...mostly in a good way...

♥ i'm praying for a snow day.

♥ i sharpened ALL of my pencil crayons the other day...i have a lot of pencil crayons.