Friday, November 7, 2014

... reflections on dying nature and overly cushy furniture...

How is the first week of November already behind us?

October was a whirlwind and I'm not sure if I've actually processed that it's behind us. Yet, the garden has been cut back for winter (except one large butterfly bush that seemed to be holding on... and so, I hold on for a bit longer). With the first frost, the hibiscus with blooms ready to explode the next day have died. They almost seemed frozen in time. Here are some pictures before I clipped them. They make me melancholy although the joy of gardening is that they will return.

Our beautiful pumpkin from the wedding is withering in the backyard. We added peppermint oil so that it would last a bit longer but it too must rot. My fella, a sensitive man, insisted that it should do so while remaining in our backyard. It will and we'll just have to pray that racoons don't climb the fence to eat the remains.

Even my wedding bouquet is hanging in a closet to dry. I adore dried flowers so it will *live again* in a large jar that I purchased earlier in the week.

'Tis the season of death but also the season of hope.

November is really all about nesting and contemplation". Something about that line resonates and also reminds me how I have not written in my journal in months. Tomorrow brings a bit of sadness as well. My sofa is being carried away so that my fella and I can move his L-shaped sofa to my house/our home. I've written that line a bit dramatically. My sofa was never comfortable for sitting but I adored it in the store because it's a dark, dark gray. I looked for it for a very long time before finding it. I don't want to write that it was a disappointment because I have this weird inanimate-objects-have-feelings syndrome. It's going to a good home... to someone who loves overly cushy cushions who will sit and watch television when all I wish to do on a sofa is sit with a book. I made a decision a long time ago to ban televisions from all living room space where one might entertain guests. That is another story but my sofa would be perfect for television/ movie viewing... and sleeping if one didn't have a bed.


My life has been so busybusybusy preparing for this and that and the next thing I know Halloween was a week ago! 

Thanksgiving and Christmas will follow if I don't make an active decision to sit and be. Thank you,




8 comments:

  1. Thank you, sweetie, for mentioning me in your post! It might seem shallow, but a comfortable sofa to relax and catch up on (horror) movies is essential :)

    We took our pumpkin leftovers and scattered them across the "Garden" (=wilderness) in hopes they will sprout next year.

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    1. Of course! I really connected with your post.

      I always felt like my sofa was going to eat and swallow me :p The guy who has it now (the brother of a dear friend) LOVES it so that makes me happy.

      I have a comfy little love seat in my room with a TV. It's a small room so it can't hold a full size sofa.

      I hadn't considered the pumpkins might sprout! :D

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  2. I always get the blues right after Halloween. I pack so much fun into such a short time period and then poof! It's gone. While my friends are just ramping up for Christmas I feel like my holidays are over. Plus I work in retail so christmas season is very busy at work.

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    1. I don't think I've realized exactly much I've packed in this year. I'm exhausted.

      I imagine retail-crazy-Christmas doesn't give you much time to breathe during the season. The holidays do feel a bit over. HUG!

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  3. I hope your man's sofa has a pretty color too? :) my October and November are way too busy, I'm writing a part of my master's thesis. -_- but thanks to your post I'll try to find time to relax!

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    1. It's a light grey. It is a larger L-shape that felt a bit overwhelming until he piled on pillows. A few skull-shaped pillows and some bats help it fit in :D

      OOooh, Master's Thesis writing! In the doctoral program, one of my professors set up a weekly "DA" (dissertations anonymous) meeting so that we could support each other as researchers and writers. I hope you can find some peers with whom to share part of the experience. It's fun to talk about your work and it's also beneficial to get outsider feedback! Hang in there!

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  4. Definitely sounds like time to rest after a busy month. It's ok to mourn inanimate objects, I miss furniture, clothes, old toys...

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    1. Ah good, I didn't think I was the only one. It helps that the guy who picked up the sofa loves it so much.

      My fella and I have decided that we're going to keep our Christmasing to a minimum this year. We're activitied out!

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