Monday, May 7, 2012

Some much needed respite


For a good few weeks now I've been having some time off from abject grief. We took our little trip and that did me the world of good. Then there are the flowers, the garden. I'm working on a new piece of writing. It was so good to go to the cafe in town (that doesn't have wifi) and write for a few hours then pop into my favourite thrift store on the way home and lo it was 75% off day, got a few goodies including a Coach purse for $1. So but Pam is always always on my mind. When I was in Truth or Consequences I was sad as Pam and I would often go on holidays together. We always giggled madly on our holidays, we'd get the giggles. I imagined us giggling madly in the hot springs, especially on the last day when I saw a big spider sitting watching me from the ledge as I soaked my last soak. I slowly moved out of the pool feeling very naked wrapping a towel round me to go get Ron. When he saw it he said,'wow it is big do you think it's a tarantula?' Yes it was that big. And just then it skittle skattled across the water to the other side of the pool. Yes that's right it walked on water. It could have been sitting on my head for all I knew. Well Pam and I would have laughed for hours, days about that building it into huge dramatic play for ourselves. No more giggling wildly for me not with Pam anymore.

Here's a photo of mum (age 18?) and a photo of me (age 50!) in beer mode....just because I like the pics.. happy May everyone..



When Pam visited me one time here, we took the high road to Taos. On our way back we drove over something and I said, 'hey that looked like a tarantula!" "Oh turn back Jane please, let's see if it was!" she said. So I did and it was.


We got back in the car and all the way along the rest of the road tarantulas were crossing, apparently we'd stumbled on mating season.


7 comments:

  1. Happy May bank Holiday! What a beautiful picture of your Mum and an adorable one of your glorious smile and beer! xxx

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    1. Hi Vix, I think it might have been my Grandpa's birthday today if he'd still been with us. Now there's a man who liked his Guinness.. cheers Grandpa and happy birthday! xxx

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  2. the spider story would have totally set me off into one of those table-and-chair rattling sessions of giggles--after the fact.
    nice to hear the good stuff, jane; really nice. nothing like puttering about in the garden to move your consciousness to another level.
    oh god that spider. my james can't wait to take me to the southwest...but thoughts of spiders and snakes give me the whimwhams....

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    2. Susan don't let me put you off it's great here! But just to add another spider story.. once Pam and I were driving on the high road to Taos and saw lots of tarantulas crossing to road!!! see here.. http://beforeigotobed.blogspot.com/2009/01/pam-slideshow_07.html

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  3. i like the photo of you.
    plus: the mental images invoked in your post....

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    1. Thanks P! that pesky spider coming out on my last day to have it's little joke on me! :)

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