An ordinary woman who cooks (and writes stuff) at The Sandbag House, in the Winelands of South Africa. Not a gamer.
McGregor, South Africa
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Every time I resolve to pay more attention to my virtual life, RL jumps up and smacks. Hard. It has been an inordinately difficult patch - a few weeks, no months. Not just for me (I wrote about it hereThe person to whom I was alluding, was Shaun: a long time and close friend of mine, and of The Husband's. He died earlier this week.
I have been – still am – dealing with a few things at the moment. Yes, some of this is associated with learning how to navigate my changed circumstances. However, it’s exactly those changed circumstances that also influence the some of things I’m dealing with.
Today is Halloween. It's also a month ago, tomorrow, that I posted with the resolve - again - to post more regularly and rekindle many of my virtual friendships. Why have I not?The answer is as complicated as it is simple: life.
I know that last month I said that I wanted to get back to regular blogging. A week later, I managed one post and then. Well. Life. Some happy, fun things and then. Death. A week ago our friendship circle lost a young man - all of 43 years old - who did not wake up in the morning. He was a farmer's son and worked there, around the valley and had a short term accommodation business. His father found him. Be was a gentle giant. In the literal and figurative sense of the word.
Last weekend I was invited to supper with friends. That's not unusual what is, is Dr M. Having just ended a sabbatical, is back at work and commuting between the village and Cape Town and when he's home, catching up with "his" people is critical to his replenishment. He loves doing it at home, but none of likes going empty handed - and many of us enjoy cooking and entertaining as much as they do. So, this exchange is not unusual:
It's spring day in the Southern Hemisphere. During the week, and when we were plunged back into mid-winter, it occurred to me that this would also be an opportune date to act on my resolution to start writing (posts) again.