Thursday morning was divided between reading the Cazalets and sleeping.
Then Misfits arrived, Haleem waving cheerfully, and here's the goods.
Cans for the food pantry, tiny fruit yogurt free for points, container of oat milk no idea why, maybe a promotion, flax seed for the oatmeal wraps, spinach and chicken pieces likewise, potatoes to roast with chicken, apples for mid mornings, strawberries for dessert with regular yogurt, red lentils because I'm out of them, cilantro for all sorts of reasons.
Aside from the beauty of this food, one reason I do the unboxing pictures is in case I need to show Misfits staff wrong items or ask about missing ones. They usually take my word for it though. Nice people to work with.
At some point I have to compose a sheet to accompany the artworks I'm delivering Saturday, bio, remarks, etc. I'll make it brief. General statements instead of listing all the exhibits and public and private collections. It's a lot. Tldr threatens. Also I'm tired.
Thursday was about do a task, rest, do a task, rest, endlessly. My energy flags after a few minutes. Friday will be better. My arm is not too bad today, maybe waving it about helped.
Pot of tea after the food was washed and organized soon. Later oatmeal wraps and roast chicken pieces.
Happy day everyone, very solemn season for the observant, and sad that Jane Goodall has left us.
Perfect quote fro. Jane Goodall. It should form the basis of a religion (but someone would subvert it) I'd follow it as a maxim for life as a matter of principle and life choice.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds Buddhist to this reader.
DeleteThey are lovely words from a great human.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth following where we can.
DeleteYou do get a lovely variety with your misfits.
ReplyDeleteIt's what I order. That's how I keep up my interest in food, important in old age.
DeleteGlad you’re improving. I enjoy your Misfits photos and never appreciated another reason you’d be documenting the deliveries. How many years ago did Jane Goodall make that powerful statement, I wonder. How many people have listened? Not enough.
ReplyDeleteAnother reason is to give them PR they deserve for unfailing good service and quality.
DeleteI think Jane has been making that statement for many years in one form or another. We all need to boost the signal.
Exhibition CVs are the worst!
ReplyDeleteIt's not comfortable tooting your own horn. And I'm more interested in what I'm making now than how I got here.
DeleteAttacks are never justified, but making one on a most holy day is cruel.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you're feeling brighter.
Yes, the world has never been safe for Jews, and less so now. Gentiles need to step up.
DeleteI have terrible reactions to several vaccines...especially to covid. But I was taking them during my cancer treatments, so that probably didn't help.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy seeing what you get from the pink truck every time. :)
Jabe Goodall was a special, loving human being. We were all lucky she was here.
I can't imagine vax on top of cancer treatment could have been less than miserable.
DeleteThe pinkness of the truck is somehow part of the pleasure!
I agree, lucky to have had her.
Whatever ingredients come to the door, we know you’ll work magic with them.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I'll settle for nice meals.
DeleteA few weeks back you put up a picture of a line drawing of a flower you were planning to send. I've kept a note; it was so perfectly economical I hope you enjoy being part of the exhibition.
ReplyDeleteThank you! Yes, I hear from the organizers that it's a strong show, so that will be good company.
DeleteHappy Missfits day!
ReplyDeleteIt was!
DeleteAs always, great goodies from Misfits. I love that quote from Jane Goodall - she was one in a million, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteHer words are worth noting and following, yes. Because she lived them herself.
DeleteHope you are feeling stronger each day.
ReplyDeleteIf only more people would follow the words of Jane Goodall.
Thank you, today's better. And yes, all we can do is encourage each other to be like Jane.
DeleteI worried a little about you all day yesterday, knowing that you must have been feeling pretty rough and that you were getting your Misfits box and would have to deal with it. But it sounds like you did just fine. Today may be a little slow too though.
ReplyDeleteI think the Jane Goodall quote says it all.
I did a lot of resting between tackling the groceries, but yes, I got it done.
DeleteHer words are worth remembering and following.
What artworks are you delivering where? Have I missed something?
ReplyDeleteScroll back to Thursday September 18 and all will be revealed.
DeleteThat's a great Goodall quotation! RIP
ReplyDeleteI think it's a keeper.
DeleteI saw where someone asked Goodall at a speaking engagement what her next big adventure was and she immediately replied "Death!", shocking everyone. She said if there's no beyond then that's fine and she's done but if there is something she can't wait to see what it is.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds so much like her approach to life!
DeleteWow those potatoes look amazing as do the strawberries.
ReplyDeleteAll the food is good. With produce it's usually size that knocks them off the high end supermarket shipment. Potatoes are random sizes, not as uniform as required. Or produce may be surplus to requirements. So I get great food at a discount.
DeleteThere is nothing wrong with do something and then rest.
ReplyDeleteIt’s pretty much how my life is these days
You're quite right. It's just so different from my pattern of doing all the things all day!
DeleteI belatedly 'third' convolvulus, probably good old pestiferous perennial bindweed.
ReplyDeleteGlad you're starting to bounce back post-jab. You're wise to clear your calendar for a couple of days after. I got my jab a week ago, and remembered to wave my arm around.
May the exhibition go well.
What an exemplar and all around amazing person Jane Goodall was. Now we, and the younger generation which she nurtured, must carry the torch. I loved Catalyst's anecdote. It's exactly how she thought.
Chris from Boise
Jane permanently influenced my use of water. After her documentary on women and girls in African countries spending hours daily finding and carrying it, I've become much more frugal. Better for the earth.
DeleteI'm thinking I may as well get the Covid vax while my foot is still laid up. Why waste the extra days?! I know I'll be crummy the day after.
ReplyDeleteGood thinking. If you're not expecting to get around anyway, why not.
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