Half-penny dreadful, erm… thoughts — 16jun26

I’m being abandoned with the cats like I am every summer — this is but the first family trip of two planned events. I get to scoop cat litter while kids scoop up more stuff they don’t really need. But the same could be said for the new kittens, although I am being made to say they are everybody’s kittens.

Who gets to stay home with them while everyone vacays? Right. My kittens.

Anyway, on Sunday next week, I get to put on my little witchy-dress and dance out under a solstice moon (although, sadly, not a Strawberry Solstice Moon) all by my lonesome. Not skyclad. There’s been restraining orders issued against that.

If you had a day and evenings completely to yourself (and the resident clowder), what might you do if weather was not being cooperative for dancing in a little witchy-dress? Or the neighbors call the police on you? AGAIN!?!

Unwitchy-dress dancing is welcome too. Dancing can be omitted if the idea is that I watch some witchy romcom instead. Oh! We can have a streaming party!

Or, maybe — I should not wake up at 2.30 in the morning from nightmares and, if I do, go back to sleep even if my brain is “noping” that idea.

It’s getting punchy over here.

michael raven

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9 responses to “Half-penny dreadful, erm… thoughts — 16jun26”

  1. steveforthedeaf Avatar
    steveforthedeaf

    Due to family illness, timing and geography all conspiring against me last week. I drove past Stonehenge at midnight two days ago.

    In an otherwise draining and stressful round journey of 800 miles in 48 hours there was this wonderful midnight moment where we both went “Ohhh. Look. You can just about see the stones.”

    And so I thought of Druids, the impending solstice and the ancient land we live out lives on while worrying about money, bandwidth and modern rubbish.

    Round it goes

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    1. michael raven Avatar
      michael raven

      Sorry to hear about the travails and unexpected travels. But thanks for sharing that with me/us.

      I often wonder what really motivated people to erect those stones and those like them. Not what archeologists and anthropologists say motivated them to do it, but what their actual motivations were. It is, of course, unknowable — and that is the beauty and draw for people of this time.

      Perhaps it was all about money, bandwidth and “modern rubbish”?

      “I don’t see why we need to move stones here, Geoff. The wood henge has done quite nicely for hundreds of years. Besides, those stones are heavy as fuck.”

      “Because we’ll never have to chop down another tree, John. That’s why. Isn’t it a bit daft that we are cutting down trees when we’re druids? Shut up and heave.”

      “I just hope the visions are just as strong on the solstice…”

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  2. shredbobted Avatar
    shredbobted

    Does “A Few Dollars More” count as a witchy rom-com?

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    1. michael raven Avatar
      michael raven

      I just watched it. For me, yes.

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      1. shredbobted Avatar
        shredbobted

        I think me too.

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  3. Bridgette Avatar
    Bridgette

    This made me giggle! It’s quite fun picturing you in your witchy dress dancing under the full moon. I’ve not had a day to myself in quite some time, but I think I’d do the same thing…or maybe just nap. Maybe both?

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    1. michael raven Avatar
      michael raven

      A nap sounds good right about now. And I just woke up.

      I don’t know that those two acts are mutually exclusive. Take a nap to dream of twirling around in a witchy dress under a solstice moon?

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  4. Bridgette Avatar
    Bridgette

    Also, kittens! Ahhh! I want to see pictures of the cuteness.

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    1. michael raven Avatar
      michael raven

      I’m thinking kitten pictures will arrive somewhere between now and Sunday. I’m due an update.

      Reply

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