cooling tea
I tuck her blanket
into the stars
A few reminders, my love:
- Don’t waste time worrying about the cost of the utility bills. Use what you need to, I’ve set up direct debits for everything.
- Wash the bedsheets once a week and hang them outside on the line in fair weather so that you bring a little of the outside into our home.
- Trim the topiary bird with kitchen scissors. Do this every few weeks in the summer months, less so in winter, otherwise it will lose its shape.
- Wear your knitted scarf and hat when going outside in the cold so you don’t catch a chill.
- Choose slippers that fit your feet.
- Follow the advice of health professionals and your children.
- Always get up every day before 9 am and wash your face and brush your teeth and put on a clean shirt.
- Any cleaning product in the bathroom with a duck on is to go in the toilet, but protect your clothes from any splashes, my love, or they will stain.
- Keep yourself busy but remember to rest.
- Be sad once in a while but not all the time.
I’m right here with you, my dear. One day at a time.
first winter
taking small steps
in the shadows