Light a candle and then touch me

[sovay]

Last night I slept three hours and today I saw three doctors; this is a symmetrical but crummy ratio. On the bright side, I had lunch with my mother at Mamaleh's and dinner with spatch at Dakzen and nineweaving gave me a first edition of Sylvia Townsend Warner's The Flint Anchor (1954) with the gorgeous woodcut cover by Fritz Eichenberg and ladymondegreen sent me a link about a cache of garum and selkie just e-mailed me a photo of a crocheted Baby Yoda which is the correct lichenous green and has enormous eyes almost as heart-melting as this little cat making plaintive noises around my knees because no one has fed him in the last hour, i.e., aeons. The sunlight all day was that strong clear honey-white of winter that made the water of the South Shore, the Neponset, and the Charles as flatly blue as boats' eyes. I walked over the Longfellow Bridge when it was not five degrees after dark. Bricks glowed like roses, late in the day. I don't know how not to be upset by the news, from Australia, from Iran, from my country that made a festival of survival a day-book of attacks: I am spending a lot of time and effort trying to remain in the world and the world feels like it's crumpling in around me. I say af tselokhes, but I don't know that I have more spite in me than a continent on fire, or a war. I have a black cat licking the back of my hand as I type. He folds his paws on my wrist and lays his head down, so confident of his place, he doesn't even change his purr. Be good luck, little cat. I promised to keep you and your sister safe.



(After I made this post, spatch photographed us.)

Comments

[rushthatspeaks]

Speaking of caches, did you hear about the antiques expert who accidentally drank a witch bottle?

I can't tell whether I now believe him to be immune to curses or to be extremely cursed.

[yhlee]

*support support* Good cat.

[sovay]

Speaking of caches, did you hear about the antiques expert who accidentally drank a witch bottle?

Oh, my God. No. I thought things like that only happened to Gemma's characters.

I can't tell whether I now believe him to be immune to curses or to be extremely cursed.

Maybe both. Lesser curses might keep their distance now.

[isis]

Meow. Get some sleep.

[rushthatspeaks]

On Metafilter they were all 'hm, looks like port, was actually piss, rusty nails, and human hair OH LOOK A METAPHOR ABOUT RIGHT NOW', and I... can't actually argue with that, but also suspect that the antiques expert needs to do some fancy footwork if he doesn't want to end up an urban fantasy series protagonist. Or villain. Or patient zero.

It does sound very Gemma, doesn't it?

[sovay]

but also suspect that the antiques expert needs to do some fancy footwork if he doesn't want to end up an urban fantasy series protagonist. Or villain. Or patient zero.

Best two out of three?

It does sound very Gemma, doesn't it?

I bet she's seen it, but you should make sure.

[asakiyume]

as flatly blue as boats' eyes mmmmm

I retweeted this at spatch; you might enjoy it as well.

[sovay]

Good cat.

He is a very good cat. (Now with photographic evidence.)

*hugs*

[gwynnega]

The world is a mess, but I'm glad you have your cats (and that lovely Sylvia Townsend Warner first edition).

[sovay]

Meow. Get some sleep.

I will do my best. Prrrt.

[sovay]

I retweeted this at spatch; you might enjoy it as well.

It's wonderful. Also your conversation which he just retweeted so that I could see it (JOHN RAIL ROAD TOLKIEN).

[sovay]

The world is a mess, but I'm glad you have your cats (and that lovely Sylvia Townsend Warner first edition).

Thank you. I want the world to contain cats and books and be less of a mess. Everyone would like it better except for people who are so destructive, their opinion on the health of the world doesn't count.

[umadoshi]

Hugs to you and scritches to your glorious feline companion.

[sovay]

Hugs to you and scritches to your glorious feline companion.

Thank you. The scritches have been passed on.

*hugs*

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, that is a good cat! ♥

May today involve more sleep and less doctors.

[strange_complex]

That picture is love. ♥♥♥

[oracne]

More cats. More sleep.

[sovay]

Aw, that is a good cat!

He and his sister are the best.

May today involve more sleep and less doctors.

Thank you. Fewer doctors, anyway.

[sovay]

That picture is love.

*hugs*

[sovay]

More cats. More sleep.

I shall do my absolute best.

[ada_hoffmann]

What a good cat! They don't stop any of the awful things in the world from being awful but I always feel a little more able to go on when there's a cat with me. I hope yours is having a similar effect.

[sovay]

They don't stop any of the awful things in the world from being awful but I always feel a little more able to go on when there's a cat with me. I hope yours is having a similar effect.

Thank you. He has been sticking very close to me the last couple of days, and I appreciate it.

[brigdh]

This is a beautiful post, and your cat is a beautiful cat.

Also, that garum find is wonderful! I've had anchovies and rosemary before, but I've never tried to combine them with coriander. I'll have to try it; it sounds delicious.

[sovay]

This is a beautiful post, and your cat is a beautiful cat.

Thank you.

I'll have to try it; it sounds delicious.

Please let me know how it turns out! I see no reason the coriander would not taste good.