4th March 2025

The Ides of March

"A warming trend" in the weather that is good to hear.  Isn't it funny how things creep into the weather language but I shall welcome a warming trend and try to prise Mollie the cat off the electric radiator which she demands to be put on every day so that she can sleep snugly and warmly under it.

yesterday Andrew cooked tea, a delicious vodka pasta, the vodka seems to disappear by the way.  We listened to a Leonard Cohen playlist and it reminded me of the records of his.  Cohen could not sing, that gruff voice was made for poetry and that of course what his songs are about.  It reminded of another couple of records I had, again not sure if Melanie could sing but she was original.

What do I do during the day?  Well I sew patchwork, small squares into larger ones matching the colours, or even jarring the colours, it is simple and does not require enormous amounts of concentration.  

Am I worrying about the evolving situation, the answer is no only that talk of appeasement is wrong.  I do not want Europe to be handed on a plate to Russia as they creep over Ukraine .  But neither do I want another war, so I would play the game softly, softly.  

There are so many things buzzing around at the moment and America is making one great whirlpool in the life of the world.  Will there be change? Yes of course, what we see now is the cut and thrust of business.  Growth as always is the call to duty.  But luckily old values still hold strong in Europe and Starmer is playing the game quietly.  As I read the other day, there are seven billion people in the world we can easily stop buying cars, clothes and eating foul McDonald's stuff, there is swift punishment out there for those who overstep the line (as Musk has done).

So I am going to grow older gracefully, watch my grandchildren evolve into good citizens and not panic about things I cannot change.

Another eleven days and it will be 'The Ides of March' interesting!

Dear old Lucy which I came across this morning