just when you thought the weather would maintain a semblance of normalcy, it did not.

now we are engulfed in slush, produced after a midwinter evening’s snowfall met with a torrential downpour come morning.

the first walk with hamlet resulted in a thorough foot soaking for me, and a paw soaking for him.  the next walk of the morning i got smart and wore my expedition boots, provided to me by emily when i first moved “back east”.

with the expedition boots i no longer had to tip toe through the icy pools of floating slush- wads.  still, i tried to find some shallower areas for the sake of the dog.

i wore the expedition boots to work.  get this, people actually complimented me on them!  everyone adored my expedition boots!  who knew!  i made a fashion statement while being so practical.  thanks em.

hey, i’m almost completely cured of my illness at last.  but what’s great is that my voice is like all haggard so it sounds like i’m still suffering!  it’s great for the sympathy factor.

i had such a horrible vacation last week, and now this week i feel totally UP.  it’s really weird.  i’m almost maniacal with tidings of great joy.  what a contrast.

lay me down the abyss

in swaddling clothes.

i’m the natty idiot

you hated with gusto,

a puerile servant

indentured  by proxy.

and guess what.

after you are gone

i’ll plaster the walls with mosaic,

quilt the floors in diadem tufts

of lace and species rare -
ornaments you will not recognize.