My office is a bookmess right now because I've decided I need glass doors on my bookcases (to keep off dust without hiding my books) and there will be some Drilling involved.
I tried hanging curtains originally--they looked nice, but I missed seeing the bookspines looking back at me. And it was a nuisance to push them apart every time I wanted to pick up a book. Now to figure out what use to put these nice pieces of cloth to...
I thought it was the dust and exertion that was making me sniffy and tired but after three days I have to admit I may have picked up a bug.
And I've decided to enjoy it. Right now, there’s nothing urgent hounding me. I should be able to keep up with my daily quota on the WIP (Tembusu Tree) by working through my notes--though trying to decipher my handwriting makes my eyes sting and water!
I've been going walking--very slowly--having missed three days of pilates/yoga practice because I don’t want to expose anyone else to my germs. I wanted to push my body a little and make myself uncomfortable enough so I wouldn't get used to wallowing about doing nothing. (Also being outdoors in natural light around trees is supposed to be healing, isn't it?)
They were lovely walks because I allowed myself to go slowly and take my time and enjoy the wild orchids along the way.
And isn't this a nice spot for a 'last seen at' post?!
Another lovely sight was this banyan tree, with aerial roots all over the path--
Some people believe that chewing gum from Banyan tree's aerial roots can ease gas and digestive problems. It's also supposed to prevent tooth decay and gum disease.
On the flip side, sleeping under a banyan tree is considered very dangerous because the spirits of the tree emerge in the night to suck out your life force and good luck. Not only that, but it's considered bad luck to build your home near a banyan tree because if the tree's shadow falls on your house at a certain time of day, it will create disharmony within the family.
Admittedly, some of the banyan tree's bad reputation may have come about because it's said to be the tree most often used by the British to hang local rebels who resisted British colonisation.
So yes it's a very interesting tree and I almost wish I were writing about it now, much as I love the Tembusu!
Willa Cather says, there are some things you learn best in calm, and some storm. In the same way I guess there are some things you read best in health and some in sickness.
Here's to herbal teas and meds and reading slowly so I can pick up the wild orchids on the pages I might otherwise skim past!
And I'm so looking forward to The Thursday Murder Club (Yay! Helen Mirren!!!) starting soon on Netflix!
Wishing everyone good health, great happiness and lots of reading (the best kind of wealth!)
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Get well soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you Michael! Hope you're well!
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