The “why” I was visiting the Dr.’s office is unimportant. What is important is that I forgot to greet all five persons seated in the waiting room. Upon entering such a space, it is expected that one say a greeting reflecting the time of day: ‘Good morning, good afternoon’. As my thoughts were completely swept …
Monthly Archives: July 2021
House Spider
They picked the spot to hang..out. It is a complete mystery as to what it eats. There is no web to see. They have been here about 8 weeks now. I have hung a tiny sign nearby to hopefully insure no one sweeps them away. What can I say.
Windmill stems
Rather a far-cry from the whirly-gigs of sandbox days.
Escargot under the Door
The past few days, on the inside mat at the front door, I see the slim trails of a snail. When a friend came visiting I asked where they thought the snail was gaining entry. They believed through the gap at the back of the adjacent meter closet in this small hallway. I plugged the …
Eritrea
It was a multi-layered contact. The short, somewhat plump middle-aged woman, with brown skin and dark hair covered by a scarf, began her contact by asking in very limited Dutch, which way the train would be heading when it arrived in the station. I pointed toward the North. With much hand-gesturing, she explained that she …
A thorny solution
Waiting 1.5 meters behind the person at the flower counter to finish their purchase, all at once, in an unexpected movement, I watched the clerk swing the bouquet of roses off the wrapping paper on the counter top and stick it under the counter; momentarily out-of-sight. At the same instant, the sound of a whirring …
Comedy of Errors,
NOT. There I am at the Train Station’s self-check-in port. How it works: with your train-pass in your right hand, you place it on the check-in screen which is about hip high. At the moment the card is being read, directly in front of you, the meter high portal gates – they remind me of …
Bottle Gift Wrap
Mother & Child[ren]
Holland* & Russia
“Shortly after becoming Tsar in 1696, Peter [the Great] took a surprising 18 month trip to the Netherlands and England. He sought out and absorbed everything he could about Enlightenment science and technology. Protected by a pseudonym, he even worked building ships for the Dutch East India company. Forgoing the lavish royal accommodations prepared for him, …