Mockingbird Hill Cottage

Lucy was created in Ukraine. She wanted to let you know that she and her sisters and animal friends support her home country, just as all of you do.

Slava Ukraini!

And remember the Ides of March.

We deliberately tried to slow down and go in self-protection mode over the weekend and we’re going to do the same thing today. There’s something to be said for hunkering down in our little cottage – our safe space. It was quite cold and windy yesterday as a cold front came through. But it will go above freezing today and the rest of this week and next week will be warmer. Have we turned a corner? Oh, please, I hope so! We really need that.

I found myself thinking of the peepers which herald the beginning of spring around here. So I just checked my IG to see when they reappeared last year – it was on March 14th. Whoo hoo! In less than two weeks, we should hear them. It’s will still be a long time until I can do anything outside, but the promise of spring is enough for now.

It’s sunny today, I just made our second cup of coffee, Don made an apple pie on Saturday and we’re going to enjoy another piece later today. I don’t have a puzzle on hand, but I’ll find something to do today. Maybe something as simple as reading.

I am somewhat obsessed with making videos of my collections. I don’t know exactly why – they’re simple little collections, after all. I guess I want to show them off just a little, even if my audience is very small. It’s probably connected to this time of life. I haven’t done a whole lot of adding to my collections lately because I think I’ve got enough. I will probably add an egg cup or two, but that’s about it. I’ve contemplated selling more bits and pieces on Etsy, but I’ve already done some of that and I don’t want to part with anything else at the moment.

Anyway, I posted Part 1 of the egg cup collection on Friday, so you can scroll down to that post to see my first video. And I’ll post the next two egg cup videos here.

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Vintage Egg Cup Collection, Part 2

Vintage Egg Cup Collection, Part 3

My voice is a little faint on Part 3. Don’t know why!

Coming up on Wednesday, a video tour of Hummingbird Cottage.

Stay safe.

Happy Monday.

I don’t know what to say.

The debacle that took place yesterday was as shameful as it gets. Disgusting. I couldn’t watch it all because I knew I would explode. Don did – more power to him.

They act like they’re in the Mafia. You’re supposed to ‘thank’ him? For what??? For being an asshole, a traitor, and a Russian asset? They treated a world leader – a hero, mind you – like he was beneath them. This was for an audience of one – their Master.

In just about 30 days, we have become a pariah.

I didn’t sleep well last night, so I am not as articulate as I’d like to be at this moment.

The truth is that it backfired on them. They look like the weak, petty little bullies they are.

May they rot in (fill in the blank.)

I’ll post another couple of videos on Monday. It doesn’t seem appropriate right now.

Hang in there. Implosion is coming – it’s already begun.

Stay safe, my friends.

Happy Saturday.

Good morning!

An interesting 24 hours here. Both Don and I have been feeling stressed – about money issues for sure, but mostly about the state of our democracy and the world. Don tries very hard to avoid the news, but sometimes that is impossible.

Anyway, on Wednesday we ended up having a terrible argument that spiraled out of control very quickly. Eventually, I left the den and went to bed early. We weren’t talking to each other Wednesday evening and that continued into Thursday morning until we finally reconnected and talked everything through. We were acting out. The stress had become so intense that it had to be released and I guess that’s how we released it. We feel much better now.

I share this because I am absolutely sure that this kind of thing, whether it’s an argument, feeling edgy, acting out, feeling panicked or scared or angry is happening to the vast majority of us – both here in this country and throughout the world. Find ways to manage it and let it go. It isn’t good for us and feeling that amount of stress is giving them too much power.

I do believe it will all come to a head. And I do believe that nothing that seems to be happening in DC will ultimately have any power. They’ve gone too far and it will all come back on them. They’ll implode.

That’s how I see it. And I pray I am right.

That sense of the outcome doesn’t always help when we’re in the midst of this mess. But I’m trying to pray and hold to the light.

I filmed a couple more videos – this time the subject matter is my egg cup collection.

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Vintage Egg Cup Collection, Part 1

I’ll post the second part tomorrow.

Hang in there, my dear friends.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday,