Sharing "Do You Remember?"
Sharing "Do You Remember?"
And hoping we never forget
Dear readers,
I hope you all had a good day yesterday, whether you celebrate Christmas or not. I wanted to write something special to you, but I think Iāll save it for another time.
I had a quiet solitary day. It was the third day of no power (I have a generator and a wood stove, so donāt feel too sorry for me!) and no internet. Even my old-fashioned landline was out.
All this because of a massive geoengineered storm that brought snow, then torrential rain and 70 mph winds, then a rise in temperature to 50F, and then a plunge within hours to 12F. Ice, frigid cold. My wee house was shaking, but the trees held their ground. Literally.
I got out the old DVD case and popped in āLove Actually.ā Donāt judge me!
My favorite part of that movie has always been the beginning and the end at Heathrow Airport, where holiday travelers are reuniting with family and friends.
Lots and lots of HUGGING.
I thought about 2020. How could I not? I never stopped hugging. But plenty of people I normally hugged pulled away from me that year. Fear in their eyes from their masked faces. I could not fathom it.
And, so, when I checked my email this morning, of course, I saw this collaboration between
and , two Substack newsletters, which I love:
I donāt have a great memory. I donāt dwell on the past. But, I think it would be good for all of us to remember what happened to our humanity because surely it will be coming around again.
Wishing I could hug you all in person for giving me the privilege of landing in your Inbox whenever I feel like writing to you!
Much love,
Barbara
Happy holidays Barbara! And big hugs to you!
I love your posts, and of course, you!
The trees, the trees. I took a walk today, and there are two that get special attention from me, mostly because they're right on the path, and close together, so I can touch them and send them Love. And they send it back! And the whole little group of trees and ferns (I call them "Ferniture") and bushes and other friends... Sooooo good.
Glad you got power back, we had a similar experience over the night last night, but a very much lighter version of what you describe. I don't know that any weather in anything very populated is even real anymore, but... the weather does try to "fight back" sometimes... This time I only lost power for about three minutes!
Sending you GIANT HUGS, so put some in your Hug Pocket for later... ;)
Love!