28 cold snap

Magical hail
a few times today.
Yesterday they warned

there'd be a cold  snap.
Well it was 6 degrees.
Even in the house it got to 12.
Night night, with a cold nose,
tightly cocooned, snuggly warm
Yes, nothing better to stay in bed
escaping reality with a good book.
Inside cuddled up, a cat on the foot end
grumpy sister beside me on the shelf.
Harassing me, purring next to my ear and
trying to get under the duvet.

27 MRI

Maybe they can find out what hurts.
An MRI on my shoulder.
You never know, but you can find out.

To investigate, muscle testing, physio.
Waisted muscle, rebuilding
exercises for days and months.
Not helping much, a little progress.
Though the pain still exists.
Yikes, a little less, can sleep on my side.
Some moves, trigger it unsuspected,
even if I avoid them, it happens.
Verifying the exact location.
Ensuring the problem will be solved.
Nasty chronicle, should be finalized.

26, a Pink Brunch

Meeting up for
a pink Breast Cancer Brunch
Yummy food, as usual.

Twenty choices
what shall I have?
Eggs- no, salmon- yes, to
name but a few.
Tasty it was,
yearning for more.
Shall I get more applecrumble?
I will, only one spoon full
Xtra after a cup of tea.

25, two decades ago

More birthdays ...
another decade older,
yearly, one day changes the digit.

Thirty, for me 20 years ago.
Where I was and what I did?
Escaping the twenties, although
not much difference
to my surroundings. Another
year, just keep going and
facing the future with a smile.
Inventing writing, playing sports
visiting friends, studying, in the
evening, falling asleep satisfied.

24 teeth treatment

Mout wash,
after dinner mints.
Yankees

treat their teeth
with respect,
end of story.
Never have I heard
that some desperate
Yank killed his dentist
for, the molars he
obtruded. Because
unknown to us all
regret became inner reflection.

23 training the brain

My brain is working,
acquiring long ago learned maths.
Yes, counting up the till total before

the paying needs to be done.
Wonder why many people can't.
Enduring school, a lack of practice.
No numerological interest maybe.
Training the brain is needed.
Yesterday would have been better to start,
the earlier the better. Full immersion
hop in at the deep end, swim to survive.
Recognising the need of
endless repeating, again and again, never
ending repetition or lack there of.

22 sepcialist

More of the pain
again for a check up.
Yowza, no needle

this time. X-rays and MRI
Wednesday next week back.
Enough to find out what's
not right, we will see then and
there. She's walking without
yucky crutches. Not running.
The movie Gambit is a laugh
with good British humor.
Oh, how to rip of a millionaire

21, rubbish

Making sure the paper is out,
as well as the wheelie bin.
Yesterday I had it all ready

taken it to the curb for pick up.
Whatever happened to inorganic.
Endangered in most of the suburbs.
Not in the city, where it was last month.
To stick to the contract, we lost it
years ago, which is a shame.
One day I will get a skip in,
not yet, bit more sorting to do.
Everything has it's time

20 Country for old men

Many things to do, but
ain't doing them.
Yet another good book

to distract me.
Where the pages
entertain. Written in slang,
no nee to
translate. I'm easygoing
yes, I like the difference

19 Crumpet start

Mastering breakfast on Sunday with
a set of double toasted crumpets
yanking out the toaster in a cloud of smoke.

Not interested in getting up early.
In bed with a book, a reading cocoon.
Numbing pain, I wish,
excruciating when I turn, sometimes.
The not knowing when to
expect and on what level of the scale.
Eight and up, hardly ever not there.
Necessity of getting a cure, it wears me down

18 forever sharp

Meandering a newish Red shed.
admiring the clean look and good stocked shelves.
Yearning to buy lots, but not following through.

Endless sharp knives
I bought to use in he kitchen.
Good to go we met up the new parent
Home is where daddy looks after the baby girl
Testing the cut on frozen food,
evidently the blade works.
Excited to see how easy it was.
No more problems

17 Black out

Mains are gone, no power
a Black Out, candles we used like
yesteryear but still happening in 2013

Stayed off for one and a half our.
Enabling it back on twice,
valid for only 1 to 2 minutes.
Energy as we know it, lost,
needing candle light to keep reading.
Too many people not noticing, asleep already.
Everyone will find their clocks of tilt, only if
equipped with a battery, they'll still be on time.
Nice to know lights work when you flick the switch.

16 sick tummy

My stomach gave me cramps
and then it was the toilet run.
Yet again, again and again.

Sickish, better to lie down
I'm wondering if I caught the bug
Xtending its life by passing it on?
To decide not meeting a foreign friend in town.
Expected it to be 6, started 5 so too late already.
Email him a not saying sorry, staying home, early to bed.
Not trusting the cramp and rumbling.

15 The outlander

Miracles happen whether in books or in
a dream overnight. Is it your mind connecting the dots?
Yearning to make sense and processing experience.

Feminine psychopathic creatures
invading the leading characters mind.
Finding books that are interesting
to read and that make you think.
Eluding her trackers, nearly dying,
endless chatter in her mind.
Neat writing by Gil Adamson

14 pencil charm

More kids are checking my necklaces
and making comments. That looks like a pencil.
Yes it does, it's a special stone.

Four different ones I wear.
One or 2 around my neck, 1
under the other. The stone is
round and brown, with a hole.
There is my black heart with a silver fern.
Even a golden horse on a short chain.
Emerald still to come, only if it's the right design.
Now to add something to the stainless chain.

13 get furniture, fix car gaps

Making the last bits fit
and taking them home.
Yet another car full,

this time it's furniture,
half goes under the house.
In go the chairs from the garage.
Right made a way to get some kit,
to fix the gaps next to the window.
Easy to push out the tube,
easy to push flat, little shiny,
now it's watertight again.

12 nice sunny mother's day

Mother's day without my mum
a different experience.
Year 6 already.

Time flies, sun shines
waiting to sit in it.
Everyone says, no one does.
Let's do it myself.
Vexed about the mess inside,
exploiting the last sun rays outside,

11 chocolate trifle, travel tales

Mustard on my bitter balls
and mayonaise on my french fries.
Yawning before going home.

Entertaining company,
laughing about travels.
Evoking comments
voluntary additions.
Enfolding a future
neither here nor there.

10 test and pee

Mat time, to start, puzzle took forever.
A screech during the class, to test,
Y did you pee in your pants?

together in the hall,
excited seeing so many others.
No need to scratch your nits.

9 my head is clear

Meandering, exploring
around the house.
Yes seeing what I put where.

Now trying to make sense of my hoarding.
Inside my head there is no chaos.  
Not having enough space to do archiving,
everything has its place, need time to put it there.

8 another day without my car.

More taxi driving necessary
another day without my car.
Y did I not sell it, before getting these

expenses, WOF, alternator, belt and battery.
It seems a never ending merry
go round, fix and fix some more.
How long can this go on?
That's the question. When does it end?

7 family dinner

Making it happen
at the steakhouse
Yes, finally a family dinner

Shame Marieke was not there.
Everyone else was, keen to eat
very nice steaks, and fries or jacked potato.
Endless salad bar with sauces and a
nice drink, coffee after in Titirangi.

6 screeches were tested

Morning at school with
a trying to screech Fiza
You better not do that

Someone will say stop
Ignorance is not an option
Xylophone makes better noise

5 dreams are miracles

Miracles in my mind,
a few dreams last night.
Yes I did remember this time.

Flying or beaming to get around.
In an instant somewhere else.
Very creative, where does it come from?
Either my conscious or unconscious

4 rain all day

Miserable rain
a never stopping pain.
Yeah right, it started at night

full on, all day long, it never stopped.
Outside watching a soccer game
under the trees less droplets dropped.
Rude play, penalty, last minute loss, shame.

3 car and flooding

My battery charger is not working
and now I can't get to Titirangi
Y oh why after spending money

to get it fixed for my WOF.
Home at Mark's we find a flood
right from shower into office.
Every glass in the cupboard is filled.
Even the laundry is wet on the floor.

2 changed channels

My oh my the channels changed.
A few have gone up 10 or 20.
Yes it happened overnight.

There are some new ones too.
We'll check them out in due course.
Over time it will be second nature.

1 Willem Alexander without a uniform

Monarch without a crown.
Alexander and Maxima.
Yeah! for Beatrix and thanks.

Only the Dutch do it like this.
Not much in the Dutch news on Face.
Everybody with 3 fingers making a W.