post thanksgiving blather
i was
immediately
sorry
i didn't
document
photograph
the end of an era
sitting on the shelf
of
one
of our front windows
is
a fire bucket
that
er
followed
me
home
from the garage
of
my parent's home
up in the bronx
about
a lifetime ago
it contained
until
thursday morning
a plant
a philodendron
i had
for more years
than
i can recall
i know
i had it
in
our studio apartment
it moved
down here
to
our one bedroom
the
only
plant
that
survived
the move
we had
a lot of sunlight
upstairs
down here
there's not much direct sun
i guess
i could grow mushrooms
but
i digress
the plant
had been surviving
benign neglect
for
a
long
long
time
i opened the shutters
oddly
we have our shutters
inside
the window
in place of curtains
don't ask
the little begonia plants
i bought
for $1 each
that
we kept
in the window box
were
dead
they'd survived
a lot
but
this
last frost
killed them
of course
i had to open the window
bring in their dead bodies
toss them
into
a plastic garbage bag
then
toss them out
i looked
at
the fire bucket
deciding
now
was the time
to
86
the dying plant
as soon as
i got back inside
i thought
damn
why didn't i take photos
oh well
i do have a photo
of
one of the leaves
that blew in
while the window was open
as
i removed the begonia bodies
no
it didn't land
on my keyboard
i put it there
as
i write this
i am still in my pjs
the dog show is on the tv
toonman is on the phone with his daughter
who lives in little rock
soon
we will straighten up the apartment
figure out
the timing
of
the reheating
of
the prepared
thanksgiving hanukkah
food
my sister
will be here at 3
tomorrow
(today as you read this)
i am spending time with my friend's daughter laura
we're going shopping
after we have breakfast
later in the day
i am meeting my friend mary for lunch
and
on saturday
i am meeting
my friend lauren and her fabulous twins
for
brunch
at
the plaza hotel
i will be so stuffed by then
i will likely need
to fast
on sunday
i do promise photos
and
lots of blather
i hope you all
had
wonderful
family time
at
your thanksgiving
i am sure we did too
yeah thats dust on the keyboard cover
