Unpausing early

 This is the first day since my week of stress that I feel some positive energy. An empath takes longer to recover from stress. Being good to yourself by accepting that, is a healthy move.

Boredom sent me back to Instagram. The algorithm, I suspect, has a fondness for injustice outrage leaning videos because if I click a heart in support or click on one, they all show up like seagulls when somebody drops a french fry. 

Spring hit peak about a week ago. Trees here in this area of Vermont are full of green except trees that leaf-up later when temperatures are steadily warmer. Lilacs will soon be blooming. The pansies are loving the rain and cool weather.

I’ve been puttering, doing small projects and hand sewing summer pajama hems. If pj winter pants are old, I cut and hem them for summer use. Same goes for some jeans.

Day 135 of Week 20 May 2026

We next to a tree,

what evidence which grew wild,

woven into a system

busy being as should?

Neighborhood or forest,

the value of each,

as if we could _____

a tree allergic to cats,

we invaded by beetles.

The juxtaposition chosen,

shared molecules of DNA,

for egg and acorn.

M.Flannery

May 2026

What’s been going on catch-up and such

Written before the blog pause

On YouTube I’ve been discovering more craft based channels. I don’t think anything that can be cut, fastened, glued, twisted, or sewn hasn’t or isn’t being done. Amazing art. I’m developing a craving for decoupaging balloons with lace dollies. 

Last gas up at the cheaper gas station was $4.00/gallon for regular unleaded. It was a shock for a second there. At other gas pumps, I’ve seen $4.59/gallon. 😱

An increase of  arthritis discomfort in my knee is not a shock. I had a recent cortisone shot that helps, but I still can’t walk far. An exam for a possible knee replacement is scheduled. 

Spring is at peak here in Vermont. After all the rain, the green everywhere is just stunning. Warmer sunny weather is welcome. Alas, there was a recent frost warning. 

Blog Pause

Blog is on Pause

Will resume posting in June

Day 128 of Week 19 May 2026

This month is Summer planning month for me. As the days are longer, the dreams of Summer stretch further into my imagination. 

Then paranoia sets in blocking my sunshine. My mother often said when I was a kid, Don’t plan because something will always go wrong. 

I heard the heartbreak in her voice. Today, I feel my own when planning ahead. For her, I can say in my early years, events proved her right. What cycle is this that dampens dreams? I stop going on here about what I’d like to do, plans I make so as to break that cycle of something going wrong.  

Somethings can also go right!

Have a Right Good Weekend 

Read about social trends

Visit an art gallery

Make a new recipe

Ask an apple about your future

Find a constellation in the stars

Dance with love ones

Sketch a daffodil