Well, there’s so much going on this week and weekend! Today two things are happening, I’m getting faster broadband, and replacing out fridge that just conked out on us (It lasted a good long time… Thanks Mom and Dad!) I opened the freezer section of the fridge and it looked like it was full of blood. It was truly horrific until I realized it was berry juice from my frozen berries that had thawed and ‘bled out.’ Our new fridge is a corker, a GE French door with the freezer on the bottom, and four Sq feet larger than the one that just died. We had an over hang of cabinets over where the fridge goes: apparently new fridges are all built taller than our old one. Nathan manfully got out tools and took out the cabinets above. I only have one concern: how will they get it out and the new one in through a 30 inch door? The guy at Brothers Main assured us it could be done. Then, tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Nathan and I have a quiet day planned, we have Omaha Steaks chicken breasts stuffed with rice, apricots and cherries, and mashies and sweet potatoes, and apple tartlets for dessert. Low Key day. Friday has nothing yet, but on Saturday I am getting my Covid booster and we are having an ADT system installed on our house. I know I will feel more secure, and it has buttons to call for medical emergency, fire and police. We’ll have alarms on the doors and a video doorbell. I got a call from the company who gave us a great deal, and Nathan knows that I’d feel more protected, so he approved. So it’s all good! It will be a comfort. A feeling of safety is hygge. I love my nest, and now it will be more secure.

I haven’t written a thing for almost a week. I’ve got to write something today so that I don’t entirely dry up. I’m on chapter nine of my book. Just 500 word, that’s all I’m going to expect from myself today. Blog does not count!

Safe. Safe is a precious word to me, to be safe in my home, in my community, and of course to be safe to myself. There have been times when I have not been safe to myself, and those were scary times. I’m a homebody. I’m one who longs for cozy safety. I am not bold, or brave, or striving. I’m a quiet person (though I did play christmas carols loudly this morning). I’m ok in my skin: I am not perfectly safe, but I do not completely wrap up in cotton, either. I make forays into the world, but if I’m being honest I am most comfortable right here at home. Home is safety, and it always has been.I’m fine with that.

I'll light the fire, you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today
Staring at the fire for hours and hours while I listen to you
Play your love songs all night long for me, only for me

Come to me now and rest your head for just five minutes, everything is good
Such a cozy room
The windows are illuminated by the evening sunshine through them
Fiery gems for you, only for you

Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy 'cause of you and our—

Our house is a very, very, very fine house with two cats in the yard
Life used to be so hard
Now everything is easy 'cause of you and our—

I'll light the fire, while you place the flowers in the vase that you bought today

Crosby, Stills Nash and Young

**UPDATE! The fridge we picked was too big to get into our door! Has been rescheduled to Saturday.

Safe

Soup n Music n Games

so SAD