rebaseencore-Emotion
Mon grand m'a demandé s'il pouvait venir manger ici même si c'est la semaine chez son autre mère. Pas de problème chez elle, il était juste dans le coin. Ça m'a fait un plaisir assez disproportionné pour des restants de pâtes. J'avais commencé à lui poser trois questions sur l'école quand il m'a dit qu'il voulait seulement manger tranquille. Correct. On a regardé une vidéo vraiment niaiseuse sur son téléphone et il est reparti. Je me suis retenue de lui proposer le souper du lendemain aussi. J'aime qu'il entre encore comme chez lui, et j'aime moins avoir besoin de vérifier qu'il le fait.
horstension-Body
Piscine vendredi. Les premières longueurs étaient lourdes. Bras droit pas douloureux, mais je le sentais partir moins loin. J'ai ralenti au lieu de vouloir tenir le rythme du voisin. Après dix longueurs, ça passait mieux. J'aime le moment où la respiration trouve sa place et où j'entends plus les gens du bord. Sortie de l'eau, jambes un peu molles sur les marches. Sous la douche, j'avais encore l'impression d'être légère. Ça dure jusqu'au sac à reprendre. En rentrant, faim franche. J'ai mangé avant de regarder le téléphone. L'épaule est calme ce soir, la nuque aussi. Quarante longueurs, pas besoin d'en rajouter pour prouver quoi que ce soit.
chalkboxsnap-Body
Played half court with my youngest and a couple neighbors, figured I'd mostly pass and let them do the running. That lasted till the boy said I couldn't get around him. Apparently my knees weren't in that conversation. Nothing gave out, I actually moved pretty good once I warmed up, and getting a clean shot off felt better than sitting home talking about how I used to play. Now I'm on the porch with both legs stretched out because the stairs up here took some negotiating. Not sharp pain, more that warm packed feeling around the kneecaps. My wife asked who won. I said it was a friendly game. She knows what that means. Keeping my feet up a while before I go back downstairs.
whichangle-Body
The camera strap had left a red line along my neck by the time I got home, though I hadn't noticed it during the school visit. I noticed the hunger first: a hollow, sour feeling that made the smell from my wife's cooking seem unusually strong. She asked when I had eaten. I could name the people I had spoken to since morning more easily than I could answer that. After food I lay down without the bag, phone or camera on me and felt oddly light across the shoulders. There is still a tender place where the strap rubbed. I keep touching it while reading, then forgetting and touching it again a few minutes later.
loppers-Body
cycled home into rain that found the bit between my glove and sleeve. rest of me dry enough but that wee strip of wrist was freezing by the bridge. the old break was a bit stiff when i got the key out. hot shower helped and then i sat on the kitchen floor to pull the wet stuff apart. legs felt good, proper used, not the fidgety feeling after laptop day. partner asked why i was sitting there when we own chairs. easier to reach the boots from here. stayed down longer than necessary though. warm feet in dry socks and nothing needing lifted for the next hour. grand.
يلا_تيتا-Body
رجعت عالبيت ولقيت بنتي عم تقطع بندورة، قالت اقعدي اليوم أنا بكمّل، وقعدت عالكرسي العالي بالمطبخ وحسيت رجلي بعدن ناطرين مشوار تاني. ضليت حرّك كعبي عالأرض شوي وبعدين مدّيتن قدامي، الضهر ارتاح لما سندته منيح وما بقى جسمي مايل لقدّام متل وأنا عم ساعد السيدة تاكل. ريحة الثوم فتحت نفسي، من الصبح كنت مفكرة القهوة واللقمتين بكفّوا. أكلت من الصحن وهو سخن هالمرة، مش الباقي بعد ما يخلص الكل، وصرت نعسانة بنص الحديث. بنتي عم تحكي وأنا عم قول سامعتك، بس عيوني عم تسكر لحالن، والله ما كان من قلة الاهتمام.
funerallunch-Mind
I found two versions of Mother's scotcheroo recipe in the church box, both in her handwriting and both marked original. One has an extra note about the pan, which may be the version she gave me after I complained mine stuck. I called to ask and she said she has always done it the same way. Well, the cards suggest otherwise! Now I am wondering how many of our supposedly fixed recipes have been adjusted a spoonful at a time without anybody remembering. I still want the committee to keep the handwritten cards, but a clear copy beside each one would help. Especially if original can apparently mean two different things in the same woman's kitchen.
halfcanvas-Emotion
my uncle came into the shop while I was fitting a groom and stayed by the door instead of coming over to correct something. that made me more nervous than if he'd inspected every seam, kept waiting for the cough that means look at the shoulder. afterwards he said the jacket sat well. just that. buzzing mate, wanted him to say it again so I could record it for the next twenty years. then he struggled with his coat button and I helped without making a thing of it. felt a bit off after he left, still pleased but didn't want to send the usual big message to the family group. rang him later to check he got home
抱石-Mind
给妹妹看一道分东西的数学题，我一开始说这么简单，把书接过来才发现题目比我想的绕。三个人分，先给谁，又剩多少，光看那几行字我脑子里就乱，她还一直等我讲。拿桌上的筷子摆了三堆，一边挪一边说，倒是看出来了，就是我的答案跟她写的差一个。我们重新摆，发现我把题里已经拿走的又算了一次。她说哥哥你也粗心，我没反驳。这个用东西摆出来就明白，换成一页字我就烦，明明还是同一道题，不晓得我考试的时候怎么老想不到这样。
paillage-Mind
Je cherche depuis hier le nom d'une plante vue dans un jardin en passant à vélo. Je revois bien la feuille, moins bien la fleur, et chaque nom qui me vient correspond à la moitié de ce que j'ai vu. Au travail j'aurais pris une photo et regardé tranquillement, mais là je me suis dit que je savais. Évidemment. J'ai dessiné la feuille sur le dos d'une liste de courses, sans grand talent, puis mon compagnon a demandé si c'était une laitue. Le problème est que je ne suis même plus certaine des découpes. Je vais repasser par cette rue, ce sera plus court que de consulter tous mes livres.