Reset continues - even in the rain

 AKA the best laid plans ...

 A friend and I planned to go tip toe through the tulips - 

well, as gracefully as one can tip toe with a cane!

 

Luckily my stealth skills were NOT put to the test -

since, on the assigned day,

it POURED!

 

Could we have rescheduled?

Maybe, but when flowers bloom, 

one good wind storm, more rain etc

and you've missed the window for the year.

Besides, both of us working in healthcare for 4 decades, 

made us flexible -

crazy but flexible.

 

So we trudged on...

and enjoyed the heck out of the tulips planted in planters

from the parking lot to the restaurant. 

(instead of the 4 acre fields, accessible only by open air wagons, 

which weren't operating anyway because of the rain. )

 

And, I'm SO glad we did.

It was glorious.

All of which is to say, don't change plans just because of rain.

 

Besides, rain doesn't find you inside while you're eating lunch

or stocking up on carrot cake muffins! 

 

Whether your time this weekend focuses on the secular 

or the spiritual

make it a good one!

 

Keep searching for the beauty -

even it's small. 

 

Peeps 2026

 Another thing that helped with my frame of mind reset is that it's Lent - 

which means that Peeps have taken their rightful place.

 Without further adieu,

here is a selection from this years offering.

 

Enjoy!

Reset

 I wouldn't presume to speak for anyone else;

but, as this is MY blog,

I don't have to;

this is me -

and I am feeling MUCH better.

I think I've had a massive reset -

in part because of the sunnier weather

(although going from 90's - 40's x2  in the past 2 weeks hasn't been ideal);

but also because there are signs of new life EVERYWHERE

which is always wonderful to see;

and not just because my RA and smoldering myeloma are under control at the moment

which makes getting around easier.

 I think it's more than that. 

 

It was definitely helped by the No Kings March this weekend;

being surrounded by thousands of like minded citizens who are also 

appalled at what the current regime is doing to our country -

and the world -

was extremely gratifying. 

(Look at this guy - 

I felt like I was protesting next to Gov Tim Walz! )

I recently experimented with a new form of protesting-

the Singing Resistance -

have you heard of it?

 

My contention has long been that this movement 

needs a better sound track.

 

I've scoured the playlists on a music app we all probably use

and have compiled a collection that I listen to non-stop while I'm driving

so, when I saw a post to meet with other folks and sing, 

I was in!

 It was a lovely experience -

and totally NOT for me.

It's based on inclusion, love and community -

what's not to like about that, right?

 

The singers were mostly women my age;

the tunes, most call and response, were easy to follow 

with lyrics I couldn't argue with ...

but, on the whole, it was a bit too Kumbaya for me. 

 

I'm just not there.

(You should listen to the KC N Kind and LoFi Plum

for what I'm listening to) 

 

I'm here 

It's good to know your lane, right?

The other thing that helped me 'reset'

was a historical reminder.

 

Nazi Germany had a population of roughly 79 million people.

The current US population is over 340 million.

 Nazi Germany was also geographically smaller than the size of Montana. 

 

It seems to me, 

it was far easier to convince a geographically condensed country

with a more heterogeneous population

of a political ideology that was repugnant

than it will be in a country as vast and as diverse as ours.

 

The malignant individualism that I have railed against before as a common thread in our country

might actually turn out to be a saving feature in our current reality.   

You can disagree -

just don't burst my bubble of a reset quite yet.

It's a nice place to visit.