bEfOre tHe sHelVes*

wiTH tHe acQUIsion Of JaCKie ROse,
& tHe eXceLLent aDvenTURes Of gOOgle siNce*
Ms.Q & i aRe ventURinG forth intO the aRt Of 'hOme prOjeCTs'*
*rAg RUgS
(frOm faBric thAts bEEn mOveD arOUnd*arOunD*aRoUNd*)
*tHanK*fULL tO the lOves whO pOsteD tHe hOw tO's On yOUtuBe*
&
*PAinTiNG
-:pIpes*
(hAve disCoverEd thAt plAstic mEtAl frAmed chAirs aRe nOt eQuAl tO a lADDeR)
-:drESSers*
(PriMeR + CSI = sOck pAint*)
-:mirrOr*
-:BAsEBOaRDs*
(gOt a Bit cARRiEd AWAy & nOw ...yes.....*)
eVent*fULL?
*Oh* yEs!*
aDvEntUrOus?*
wOrKInG On gEttinG A lAddER*

fAst ActinG kARmA*

i shOUld hAve reMembERed
tHe bAlcOny ruCKuS MAkErs sTArt tHeir wEEk End:*
.WEdnESDay.
tHey diDn't kNOw*
caFFeInAtEd cOffEE cOnsUMEd AT fiVe On suNdAy
dEliGHt*fUll suGaRy*swEEtARts AFtEr sEveN On mONdAy*
tHe TuESdAy eXcitemEnt wiTh tHe aRRivAl Of j.R. bUTlEr* cHarGed (literAlly)
& fUlly lOadEd in glOriOus vElvEt.E bLUe*
tHey dIDn'T knOW*
thAt iN fOUr dAys
Only sIXtEEn
bRilliAnt hOUrs
hAd bEEn dEvOted
tO slEEp
thAt At sIX p.M.
.lAstniGHt.
i sEt mY AlARm* fAce wAShEd.tEEth bRUsHEd.

i shOUld hAve re:mEMbeR.Ed
'wEEk*End bEgiNs'
wAs suPEr cuTE*
lAst wEEk
&
tHree wEEks aGO,
tHe nOise wAs
*cOmfOrtinG*.

tHey hEArD
thrOUgh tHe grOUnd flOOr hAze Of AwOkEn
& winDOw bLInDs
mY 'oUTdOOr vOice'
(tOtAlly tHe trOll.....)*

iT hAd tHe deSiREd eFFeCt*
-*QuiET*-

bUt i was
uP.
uP.
uP.
aLL fiEry & hUngRy*
wiTh rAspbeRRy cRuMbLe& gRApes& tEa
(nO. Of cOurse nOt decAffeINAteD)*
&glEE*
& a dOcUmeNtAry On cAt lAdiEs

yEs.
twEnty iN fiVe*
iT is hOweVer qUitE nEarly
tHe stArt Of mY
wEEk*eNd.*

naKed gRape UnOaKed Little bOOmeY at WiTs eNd*-a pOem

*iN tHe cAveRn:*
AustRAliA
iTAly
OntAriO
.tHe PhOeNiX cAme tO viSit*
On Our thrOneS wE dId sIt
& yaMMeR Our wAy tiLL dAwn
thRee litRes lAter
wE did yAwn
&
wOKe uP tO tHe nOisy gOng
Of
'yOU'Re nO lOngeR twEnty'
Our bOdies' sUng*

Dear Neil

sOrry i hAven't wRittEN sOOner,
you were filMiNG,
i was fiGHting wiTh BiG rEd*
nOw the cAble is in,
tHe sAD thINg
tHEy discOvered tHe aWesOme*neSS Of A&E
(i hAve tO 'orDer' it sepArAtely)
i view tHIs as cRUel*
(wiLL*order aFter fiRst biLL.....*)

its quite nearly been a month*
getting myself into the
'forgotten-putoff-didinotleaveyousomewhereelse'
projects.

i heArt
QUick dRy priMEr.
wOOd fiLLeR*
sTuRDy haMMer
wEE tiNy fiNisHInG nAilS
decOratiVe pLiErs
& olive *seventies esQ bathrOOm* grEEn
(no.its not something i am terribly worried about.....)

bOugHt a duSt pAn*
(it wAs hiDinG iN My miND)*
bAth mAt* in tURquoise

cURReNtly shelF hUntinG*
thEn.
tHe gNOme dOOr*

fOr mE, tHe phOne rinGs*

BiG rEd aRRivEd.
nIne hOurs Of
wAit.
wAit.
wAit.
& a dAy lAteR
tHey hOnKed*
wiTh a sMiLe*

i eVen sMilEd*

tHeRe wAs alOt Of 'sMiLinG'

theN tHere wAs cAble.

&
'On demAnd'
(Oh* sAy iT aGain*)
a Bit muCh Of tOO awe*sOme.*
wiTh a tOuch Of yOu sTiLL hAve tO pAint*

seVen dAys*

phOne.
inTErNet.
cAble.

BiG rEd*
Or
BiG blUe*

nEitHEr veRy
a.helpful.
b.useful.
c.cOmpetent.
&
neither can come until Sunday.

i've opted for BiG rEd,
even thOugh
BiG rEd hAs tO gO thrOugh BiG Blue*
BiG rEd cAlled fiRst witH frEE cAble*
(i am a sucker fOr tHe wOrd "frEE")

thrEE dAy wEEkENd*
me, mYself & Ms.Q*

*nO distrActiOns

thRew my*sElf intO
unpaCKinG.

*eVeRYtHinG*

Ms.Q*,(whOm i shOUld intrOduce;is a cOugAr*jaGuAr*chEEtAh*mOuntAinliOn* trAined in the fOrmAl Arts of niNjA*) wAs veRy helPful* witH cOllectIng biTs of tApe*threAds*BeAds & mucH Of thAt sOrt*

wE went to bed quite late
&
wOke up eARly.
lOts of sEwinG.
&
tHiRtysOmetHinG*

sunday*
sEwinG
&
lOst iN auSteN.
(yEs mS. PRice i aM a wEE bIt jeAlOus Of yOu* iTs tRue. wiCkHam* i miGht aDD i'd tRAde mOst Of the nineties fOr mIntues One HUndred & thiRty One tO oNe hUndRed thiRty fOur* & the lAst pArt Of twO thOusAnd fOr One fiFty eiGht.*)

mOnday.
mOnday**
cAffEiNatEd eMOtiOn*

fEEliNG the laG Of tHree dAys
witH nO OutsiDe cOnnectiOn.*
pAyphOnes at the seVen eleVen*
(AdVEnTUre*!)
disinfEctEd* fiRst*
(yEs. iT wOUld be eXaCtly As yOu sEE iT bEiNG*)
iNtrUdEd by lArGe, vUlgAr dAyLiGht drUnks*
iT wAs a reAl hOOt*
bOught guMMies.
&
mSg dusted dOritos*

atteMpted tHe laundRy mAcHines.
tHReE diScOverieS:
fiRSt*
i cOvet frOnt lOading mAcHInes (*thEse aRe nOt)*
sEcONd*
sPin eQuAls nOt qUite nEarLy sOppinG wEt*(gOod.)
tHiRd*
iNduStriAl sOundinG bAtHrOOm fAn, rOcKs thE dAmp*(excellent.)

iTs bEEn seVen dAys.
One wEEk.
One HuNdREd & siXty eiGht hOurs
tEn thOusAnd & eiGhty miNutES
siX hUndREd & fOur thOusAnd eiGht hUndRed secOnds

wHeRe's tHe dUst pAn?

sOmewHeRe
iN tHe aWe*sOMe dEPths Of mY aPArtmEnt
wEEpinG aT sEEinG cArdbOard i riPPed Off a bOx
unStEadiLy
cONsuMe
flUFFy
dUSTBuNnIes*
plAsteRbiTs
&
suCH*

tHe 'tOO muCH'* eXcitmeNt is havOc On the bLAddER

One jeTTa.
fOur fEEt*
One pAir Of mAdDER brOwn kEEns*
eiGht baNdaiDs
One bOttle Of pinK wiNe (actuAlly quIte gOOd*)
fOllOwed clOse.lee bY One wHite (aH.grEEn grApe bLIss*)
twO seAsOn One ePisOdes Of lAw & OrdeR

One bAthrOOm scruBBed,
One dEEpER thAn eXpeCtEd tuB
nEEdinG (one)an S.t.O.P.P.E.r
(Oh.euchRe...i miSS yOu*)
&
(twO)One sAvaNNaH pRieSteSS whO knOws her wAy witH a cOcking guN*


thErE is:
shelvIng
dArk wOOden hAnGers
twO eMpty bOxes
OranGe wiPIngwAshingcleAningthiNgs clOths.
sOft sPOnges wiTH the rOUgh "gEt thAt gOOd" scruBBies
grEEn wEE nOOdle fRieNdly cleAning sprAys & gEls*

One fRidge
with grEEn grApes
&
chEEse
&
breAd
&
miLK

eiGht neArly cOMpletely wiPed cUPbOards* witH toMatoes & nOOdles & cracKers & crUNcHy oAts (heArt cRUnchY OAtS)*

hOney & yOgurt*

One leFt beHInd in spOtleSS cONditiOn siLver micrOwave.
mulTipLe UnMAtcHIng rAndOm 'this used to be an office' plaStics & muGs* (nOw On theIr wAy tO sOmeOne elSE's cuPbOard)*

a dismAntled lOck & dOOr hAndle witH kEy.
One fuNctiOninG dOOr haNdle with lOck & kEy
fOur digit buZZ cOde eNtry*

flOOr witH pLastEr biTs & dust with a tOUch Of nOt asKIng, dOn't tEll*
deliciOUs .uNpacK mE. bOxes
&
just wAshed beDDing*

One leFt cOrner wiNdOw with prOtective bAsemEnt aPaRTmeNt bArs thAt dOuble As a drYinG rAcK*

twO despArAte tO be sAndEd & re-Painted bEd siDe tAbles
One brOOm
tHree cOffee muGs*
fiVe sPOt*liGhts.liGhtinG.

i
AM
mOved in*

*bleSSedSiGHOfswEEtcOnteNtmeNt*