— waking up and smelling the coffee that has already percolated, while I slept
— hearing the soprano choir boys in the balcony rehearsing when I stop off to go to afternoon mass and I get there early
— calling home and hearing Siobhan and Jean and Pat and Bren laughing in the background, and hearing Cashel playing “The Star Wars theme” on the piano
— listening to the mix Mitchell made for me when I was in Chicago. It goes like this:
Come Sail Away – Alexandra Billings
Errol Flynn – Amanda McBroom
Arms Of A Woman – Amos Lee
Rest Your Love on Me – Andy Gibb & Olivia Newton-John
Bosom Buddies (Mame) – Angela Lansbury & Beatrice Arthur
It’s A Miracle – Barry Manilow
Let The River Run – Alexandra Billings
You Can’t Always Get What You Want/I Shall Be Released (Live Version) – Bette Midler
Don’t Go – Yaz
Mississippi Rolling Stone – Tina Turner
An Old Fashioned Love Song – Three Dog Night
Marry Me a Little – Stephen Sondheim
Baby It’s You – The Shirelles
I (Who Have Nothing) – Shirley Bassey
Rich Woman – Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Fire – The Pointer Sisters
On The Street Where You Live – Nat King Cole
Van Lear Rose – Loretta Lynn
Ol Man River – Judy Garland
The Bitch of Living – Spring Awakening
— his voice saying to me, in his lilting accent of Trinidad, as I cry in his arms, “You are strong, darling. You are strong.”
— getting an email from David raving about Blood Meridien
— clean laundry
— the fact that I have kept 5 out of 6 plants alive for almost 10 years now (one just died. I have a problem with jade. I kill them repeatedly)
— going outside to beat my rugs in my front yard, and chatting with the little old lady next door, who is potting her plants in her front yard
— the chill in the air, the heavy grey sky, the gleaming lights of the city
— hearing my father say to me, “So what are you reading?”
I hate shlepping to the laundromat, but clean laundry rocks!
im so glad u like the mix..and im very impressed with ur plant success..ive killed at least four in the last six months!!
Beautiful.
Mitchell – the mix CDs I made you and the Queen compilations should be there today or tomorrow!! Hope you like!
The last one is my favorite.
Mine, too.
i know i will.
I should be in jail for all the jade plants that I’ve killed.
Patrick – so you don’t have any jade tips for me?? Ha! I don’t know what the heck to do with them – shade, sun, cool, warm – i’ve tried it all – none of it seems to make a difference!
I’ve asked around. Direct sunlight, but not all day, and rotate the plant so it doesn’t grow to heavily towards the sun. Very little water. Maybe once a month. Luckily, when they drop their branches (from over watering) you can create hundreds of little pots of jade branches all around your apartment. Like I do.
Hmm. I am probably over-watering. I will try re-pot those poor sad dropping branches and see what happens. I love jade. So sorry I keep murdering them.
Hope to see you this weekend!
Just wanted to second Patrick’s advice. Most plants, especially those like jade plants, suffer more from overwatering than underwatering. Jades do better if watered thoroughly, but not often. Once a month or less is usually good.