Every Day in May: 2

 Miss Rosie (a/k/a Bad Kitty) has taken to getting me up extra early the past several days.

It's like she thinks that if the sun is up, then we should be, too.

But sunrise is at 5 now and she's been trying her best to get me out of bed at 4:45 a.m.  Let's just say she is very, very persistent.

Yesterday I posted this little cross-stitch I did in recognition of International Worker's Day and asked if anyone noticed the mistake -- which really isn't a mistake, just a tiny little something missing that I didn't notice until after posting.

Just one little stitch to complete the top of the "s" in workers.

I read 4 books in April -- 3 non-fiction and one fiction (which was 479 pages long).

I'm currently reading A Genocide Foretold by Chris Hedges which was a free e-book download, but also need to pick out my next physical book.

It's past my bedtime now.

See you tomorrow.

Every Day in May: 1

 Our favorite breakfast in the city.

A general strike was called for today in the States for May Day a/k/a International Worker's Day, so I stitched a few projects to commemorate the moment.

And finally, the May Flower Moon on my evening walk.

How is it I can look at something physically or in a photo and yet not notice a mistake until after posting?  It's a minor one -- but did you spot it?

Happy May Day!

Earth Day is Every Day

Luna Love and Books

 Selenophile: someone who has an intense fondness for the moon.

Books read in March and a bookmark stitched using a flower design from Al Khalil (Hebron), Palestine (pattern can be found in the digital library of tirazain.com).

I wanted to speak at length about

the happiness of my body and the

delight of my mind for it was

April, night, a

full moon and --

but something in myself or maybe

from somewhere other said: not too

many words, please, in the muddy shallows the

frogs are singing.

Mary Oliver

February Flashback

 Ramadan started on February 18th and to mark the occasion I stitched a Ramadan crescent moon.  It is an important symbol since its sighting marks the beginning (and end) of the holy month.

February 25th is Kuwait's National Day.

And the 26th is Liberation Day.

So those 2 days are always holidays here which is great since the 26th also marks another special occasion ..

my birthday!

This year I turned 60 and finally did something I've wanted to try for awhile -- tatreez on a copy of an old photo.  Let me just say, it was no easy task but I'm glad I did it.

Only managed to read 3 books in February but that's because White Malice (which I highly recommend) was 523 pages long and took me about half the month to get through.  Also stitched a bookmark -- the main motif is Qalb/Heart and is a design from Ramla in Palestine.   

Never imagined that the end of the month (actually March 1st in my part of the world) would go so wrong because of warmongering narcissists.  Damn them all!

We Carry On

It's been over a month since my last post and all I can say is, there's been a lot going on -- Ramadan, an illegal war started by the country I was born in and the country they are colluding with, Eid and most recently, heavy thunderstorms and flash floods across the region.

At just before 1:00 a.m. this morning my husband started to snore and I got up to go to the bathroom.  As soon as  I got settled back in bed (and yanked the covers to stop the snoring), the warning sirens started, 4 times in a row; a few booms and one really loud one caused by the interception of drones/missiles.  When it was quiet again, I heard the garbage trucks rumbling by right on time, and the voices of the guys collecting the trash, as if everything is normal.

I asked my husband this morning if he heard the sirens.  Of course, he did not, but read news that this time the port was targeted.

Anyways ... 

after all the rain, today is a beautiful day.

We went out for breakfast.

And then late morning, while he went to Friday prayer, I took a walk around our neighborhood.

Spotted a dead little baby bird in the street next to the curb and couldn't just leave it to be smooshed by cars, so carried it to a spot underneath a tree and buried it.

It's been reported that as expats are fleeing the Gulf Countries, many pets are being left behind which is causing quite a strain on an already overburdened system.

Rosie would like to remind everyone that she was abandoned once in her life and really does not want to go through the trauma again.  :)

Books read in January.

That's all for now folks.

Take care.

Seems Like Spring

 Weather is warming up and more walks are being taken.

At one point I noticed a flying insect that rose straight up in the air and then flew forward, sort of like how a helicopter would take off.  Hadn't seen anything like that before; and just a short time later, while kneeling down to take photos at a different spot along the walking path, something tumbled out of the leaves and I realized it was a wasp trying to carry a bee.

Once it was able to get a good grip on the bee, the wasp rose straight up and then shot forward, heading back to its nest with is prey -- so there was the answer to my wondering what it was I had just previously seen.

It was certainly very interesting to witness.

Just before take-off.

May your day be filled with sunshine and surprises.