There was an old ad campaign (from the ’70s or ’80s?) which featured a person who had overindulged and was now regretting it. I thought it was Alka-Seltzer, but Delia Daniel googled around and couldn’t find it. He did find several other, borderline offensive, commercials that we both remembered.
(Although, we didn’t remember them as being quite so bad. Additionally, we had to bicker and argue about WHICH one I was referring to.)
Doesn’t matter, I’ve dropped my fizzy tablets into a glass of water and downed the lot in two big gulps. I’ll start to feel better any second now. On top of the already not-releasing issue I’ve been dealing with for far too many days (weeks?) this is just TOO MUCH. As in, I ate too much. Too much that is now sitting on top of everything else. It’s her fault though, not mine.
How cute is my mother, and how can we possibly be angry at her?! We really can’t. But I’m still tossing all of the blame in that direction. She put together a ridiculous (and only barely complimentary/marginally related) group of food for dinner. And I ate some of everything. Not because I was hungry, just because it was there. Nothing is against the “rules” of my eating regime, so there’s no guilt here. There is, however, a not good tummy.
(Any second now I’ll start to feel better. I know I will!)
She is holding up a bag of croutons that she made for me, special. And please take note of the outfit. It’s the jammy pants we gave her for Solstice, paired with a sweater she made (with ladybug buttons!) over a co-ordinating turtleneck. You can’t see them, but her socks also match. Is it really a surprise to anyone that I have NO taste? On the plus side, when I get to be over 70 I’ll probably still be considered “cute” too. Completely insane, but adorably so.
See those cookies? Yeah, had plenty of them too. (Even brought a few of the bastards home with us!) Seriously, all her fault.
I should have known there could be repercussions. Earlier I had an over-glove mishap. My gift failed me. Ripped and snapped.
My OTHER new addition, happily enough, was not a failure. I still got very wet (it’s raining again, did I mention that?) but I wore the second-hand (third? fourth?) pseudo-waterproof jacket (zipper still broken and safety-pinned across the bottom) that I discovered in a closet, keeping a great portion of my upper half (mostly) protected. With this, and the fabulous rear fender in place, there was FAR less splashing up my back. (The “real” raingear order says it will arrive by Tuesday. Which makes it NOT in time for the ride probably, but I’ll still be glad when it shows up.)
Appropriate, as always, our message today is as soggy as I was.
“Frog ~ Losgann (pronounced as Loss-can) ~ Sensitivity, Medicine, Hidden Beauty, and Power.
The card shows a common frog crawling from a pool in which lies frogspawn, traditionally considered a powerful medicine. To the right grows muilead - frogberry, now known as cranberry, and frog’s spindle or orchid. To the left beneath the hanging willow leaves grow toadstool mushrooms, which were once called frogstools.
Losgann unites the elements of water and earth, bringing joy, delight, and healing in its singing and hopping, and leading you to a sacred spring from which you may be refreshed and renewed. A cold-blooded creature living half on the land and half in the water, the frog possesses an extremely sensitive skin, considered magical by shamans. A companion of the rain spirits, the frog can help you develop your sensitivity to others, to healing, and to sound through your skin and your whole body and aura.
Nothing is what it appears to be, and life is more fun than you at first supposed. There is a hidden beauty and a hidden power in all of nature, and as you open yourself to this you will feel close to the Goddess and close to both the earth and the water. Look for the beauty and the magic behind appearances.
Drawn Reversed, this card suggests that you are learning how to embrace difficult circumstances. The frog that you must marry may well turn out to be a prince. The circumstances you have chosen to accept – whilst apparently unappealing or difficult – may well bring you rich rewards in the end. Remember that the frog brings medicine, and medicine brings healing.”
This was right-side up when I flipped it, but as I was typing along it felt as though both directions wanted to be heard, so you get both.
Who knows what you’ll be getting tomorrow, or how much. I probably won’t have a chance to check in here until we are back from the pool. (Special Occasion deck feels as though it’s called for though.)
I’m sure I’ll be completely better by then, in fact, any second now I’m going to be fine again. Any second now….
Today’s Deck:
The Druid Animal Oracle ~ Working With The Sacred Animals Of The Druid Tradition by Philip and Stephanie Carr-Gomm ~ Illustrated by Bill Worthington
LateNight Gratitude: thank you all SO very much for keeping Empress, Graham, and Max in your thoughts, and for sending all those healing/moving/safe home vibes and energy and prayers. (Make sure you see her Thank You in Friday’s comments.) As soon as we know more we’ll share. What she told me today was totally unrelated but amazingly great, she received the (newly conceived of and just initiated) Employee Of The Month Award!
