Sunday 9 October 2011

Esprit d'escalier

Posted by Tania Kindersley.

Oh, there were things I was going to tell you. They rattled about in my head all day. They involved: Einstein, mortality, the dream theory of Carl Jung, the significance of the number 28, the surprising stages of grief, the complexities of memory, my aunt Tessa, and one other thing I can't now remember.

And now, there is only a faint trace memory of all those coruscating sentences that were going to illuminate your Sunday evening. It's a sort of esprit d'escalier in reverse.

I do apologise. Now it is getting late, and I am tired, and my poor old crocked brain is begging for mercy, and the fingers are slowly, slowly, forgetting how to type. I squint at the screen and think, like a cross old major-general: what, what?

I'll tell you what though. That Pigeon was on dazzling form today, taking sweetness to hitherto unperceived levels. I cannot help but suspect that sometimes she knows I am a little stressed and strained, and so thinks up special diversions to delight me. Today's included: comical rolling, cartoon faces, antic leaping, fast running, and her usual majestic ball action.

I think to myself: What did I do, before that dog?

 

Now for the pictures.

Here is what the sheep, leaves, trees, flowers, lichen, moss, Pigeon and hill looked like today:

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5 comments:

  1. She's looking particularly twinkly eyed today.

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  2. Oh, that face! She is just gorgeous.

    Hope your editing is coming along without completely doing your head in. In awe of your output and I can't wait to read it. Yay!(I'm doing a little cheerleading cheer from all the way over here. Not pretty but very heartfelt.)

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  3. Lucille - so lovely that you appreciate the twinkly eyes. They really do make my day.

    Em - that is the nicest thing to say. The thought of distant cheerleading is absolutely delightful, and makes me smile a lot. Thank you.

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  4. I would LOVE to know how the French got from a fire escape to an after thought (my all too average American education is showing here!)...

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  5. Re: 28.... been watching Jim Carrey movies lately?

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