I found three tiny newborn puppies shivering alone outside. The mother was nowhere and the puppies were in danger of hypothermia and starving. I carried them around inside my jacket, rubbed them vigorously with rough fabric and fed them with fat warm milk.
Two of puppies seemed to be doing fine but one was weak and limp. I knew I probably couldn't save them all without someone helping me and I should be happy if two would survive. Still I felt guilty and inadequate. Rubbed it's weak body furiously and tried to warm it between my palms, blowing warm air into my hands.
2.08.2014
2.07.2014
Project 2014 #2: Moving house
It is one week until the Grand Moving Day so I'm still pretty at ease. Everything will be evaluated into keep/sell/give/recycle categories, I'm not going to any unnecessary stuff to the new home. Everything will be packed neatly, no uncategorised sacks of indeterminates. No moving day morning panic, no carrying last things without any package in my bare hands.
Yeah right. Previous times I've ended up moving all the whatnots, tchotchke and everything. Dirty laundy, half eaten sandwiches and half-filled garbage bags. Figratively speaking, maybe.
This moving project is special in every way though, so maybe I'll be organized and prompt until the very end. I packed tentatively one box of books, weighed it in my hands and unpacked it quickly. Too heavy, will affect negatively to friendships.
One thing that I've learned is to pack a survival kit: toilet paper, towels and soap for moving help to wash their hands before eating the gigantic moving day pizza, sparkling wine to drink first morning in new home etc... Taking care of moving help satisfaction is important: drink, pizza, snack and so on. Moving in winter makes it easy, no one will probably dehydrate carrying boxes.
Packing should be done room 2 room, eg. only livingroom stuff in one box. But on the other hand, clothing and linen is a great padding in every box so I may not follow this rule.
The easiest thing is to empty kitchen shelves before moving day. It has been couscous with every thing imaginable. It has been lentils and rice, mej'adra. I've been eating oatmeal porridge with lingoberry jam and maple syrup. Both very tasty, may I add.
Yeah right. Previous times I've ended up moving all the whatnots, tchotchke and everything. Dirty laundy, half eaten sandwiches and half-filled garbage bags. Figratively speaking, maybe.
This moving project is special in every way though, so maybe I'll be organized and prompt until the very end. I packed tentatively one box of books, weighed it in my hands and unpacked it quickly. Too heavy, will affect negatively to friendships.
One thing that I've learned is to pack a survival kit: toilet paper, towels and soap for moving help to wash their hands before eating the gigantic moving day pizza, sparkling wine to drink first morning in new home etc... Taking care of moving help satisfaction is important: drink, pizza, snack and so on. Moving in winter makes it easy, no one will probably dehydrate carrying boxes.
Packing should be done room 2 room, eg. only livingroom stuff in one box. But on the other hand, clothing and linen is a great padding in every box so I may not follow this rule.
The easiest thing is to empty kitchen shelves before moving day. It has been couscous with every thing imaginable. It has been lentils and rice, mej'adra. I've been eating oatmeal porridge with lingoberry jam and maple syrup. Both very tasty, may I add.
2.04.2014
0800-Expell dream
There was an evil warlock living nearby doing bad deeds. We needed to get rid of the sorcerer, and the only way was to call an expensive helpline and ask for instructions. At the same time I was scared of the sorcerer, annoyed about paying big money on phone charges and more annoyed of being scared as I realised it is not true at all, it is a dream.
2.02.2014
Asian food weekend
We visited the vietnamese SAPA market again and now happily munching the retreats: steamed pak choi, tofu and morning glory with rice and ketjap. Bought also some grain tea and a lot of rambutans.
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