15.12.20


his hot bath was therapeutic and analgesic
                                              he used Epsomsalt and scented the water with lavender 

long ago visiting a lavender farm he recognised how calmed he was by the scent of the plant  he nearly floated off


his daughter sent him timely vials of lavender oil to mix into his bathwater 
                                                                              he didnt ask she seemed to know 
she was spooky that way  and when she knew she wouldnt be able to continue treating him with the oil she wrote a beautiful note declaring her undying love and enclosed with it a blue lace agate that First People believed imparted calm to whomever possessed it

he smirked  I need to be calm baby

Dad. You, if anyone, needs to be calm 
                                          she kissed him warmly 


she always seemed to know better than he  even as a child 
                                                                she was born an old soul  his wife said I know from our prenatal reading, as you read, that her eyes aren’t supposed to be able to focus, she can’t actually see, but I swear she sees you, when you enter a room her eyes come off of me and she looks around, coordinated, towards your sounds; I swear it’s the strangest thing.

Maybe the books were wrong

No. Written by pediatricians, I believe they’re right. However, the vibe between you and she is just something else.

 

a few years back when he struggled with his health she began mailing him a variety of herbs and vitamins to help him combat what she said she saw when she closed her eyes as they spoke and she imagined him 

You undressing me with your eyes agai . .
. . Dad, would you please be serious?

Seriocomic  is that close enoughits as close as I can get  I prefer seeing the humour in things

You see humour in your illness, your admitted discomfort, which most people would call pain?

Love  a lions share of my lifeas you know  Ive been very healthy and fit  Besides thisas you say is only pain  An you know its mind over matter  ifya donmind it donmatter

Dad. he was exasperating her Would you please take me seriously?

he caught her concern You Yes  Ill take you seriously

she laid out what she was sending him and why  but before she spoke she made him get a pen and paper to write it down in his own words  You’ll understand yourself better.

the regimen she prescribed eventually brought him out of his malady

he has maintained it since  respecting her determined vision
 
                                                                   unfortunately she couldnt make it work for herself


laying in the tub  a tea candle burningthrowing just enough light softunsure shadows  his cats came in to see

the eldest indie  eleven  had been through all of his baths dating back to when indie was a kitten as he prepped for and recovered from orthopaedic shoulder surgeries  it was old hat to indie  he was a rare exception

his other four cats passed in and out at indies shoulder amending their curiositybriefly paying their respect

their haughty manner tickled him 
                                    one by one he greeted them  Hiya october  Heya leftie  Hows it goin shy  and last but not least  his lughis huge orangemarmalade caramelcoloured tabby  bomber   Whassup big guy

he did say briefly   they literally stretched up forepaws on the tub sniffed  an Im outa here

what tickled him or as he surmised was that  october the queen  had just turned three  the othersher babies were just over a year  they werent accustom to his required fall - winter baths  and perhaps being unfamiliar and young they remained closer to the feline bloodmemory  live cats stuffed inside sacks and either drowned with witches or thrown into blazing fires at the feet of witches burning at a stake

its possible
               they bolt

they are also therapeutic and analgesic

1606,  Sunday,  13  12. 20
1247,  Twosday,  15  12. 20



this might either prove God is insane or the golden calf at the foot of Mount Sinai was legit 


Texas GOP chairman Allen West “Perhaps the law-abiding states should bond together and form a Union of states that will abide by the (C)onstitution.”  
                                  and perhaps the “Constitution” was fronted by small “c” to escape the condemnation of any elected official who has disregarded and denied their oath if they werent going to honor their word they shouldnt have submitted it

West suggests secession

economically without New York State or California 
                                                       having defunded themselves and speaking only for himself he would be happy to let them secede and endure their accountability 
                                                                       let them run and see how far they get

after the financial economical collapse  the destitution  politically gerrymandered artful butchery   the Once fifty united states might be reduced to several or a few

1712,  Monday,  14  12. 20