I'm reading yet another old mystery by someone I had never heard of before, The Plumley Inheritance by Christopher Bush. I came upon this quote and thought how apt for the past year.
"The vicar had retired at his usual hour. The day had told on him very much, and at his age it is the mental stress that tells."
I can see the "mental stress" very clearly on my own face.
Dear Nan, the last 14 months or so have told on many of us very much, and it is truly worrying that there seems to be no end in sight. I wonder where we will stand a year from now.
ReplyDeleteYour current header photo is lovely!
I know. I'm happy to be vaccinated, but they are already talking about a fall booster. Our state is opening right up, but individual businesses can still choose masks and distancing.
DeleteThank you about the picture.
An interesting quote, though I think I deal with the mental stress better now than I did when I was younger.
ReplyDeleteI think I know what you mean. It was more all-encompassing, while now it can be strong, but then diminish.
DeleteI've got mental stress showing on my face too. A couple of not too serious surgeries are on my mind. In both cases I think the recovery will be worse than the surgery. I also worry about my grandson in school and the covid virus. We also have a couple of expensive things that will be going on at home. A rather expensive roofing replacement and the removal of my favorite tree, the old persimmon tree
ReplyDeletethat shades our house until about noon in the summer. It has a rotted hole at the bottom of the tree.
Our little grandaughter, who was born on December 30, 2020 has been a real gift, even though her Mommy and Dad were surprised when they found out they were pregnant. My grandson is so happy to have a baby sister. She watches her brother and it looks like she is studying him. At night, before I go to bed, I like to look at her newest pictures. It is the best thing I know to help my mental stess.
Happy Spring!
Is that the persimmon that your blog title comes from?
DeleteYou really do have a lot going on, and I think the virus just makes it all tougher to deal with.
And yes, the grandchildren are what bring me right out of myself!
Nan, if there was an award for best header-picture, you would win it every year. I love this new one.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great quote, for sure. I think we are all feeling it now, but as someone in my seventies I think it bothers me most because I can see so much time just being wasted by the way we are all still so shutdown for our own protection. I am aching to get out on the road again as soon as possible, but I don't see us getting any closer yet to that day. It's frustrating...but what can we do?
It seems like there is a lot more "getting on the road" around here. Sometimes I think it is fine, and other times I worry. It's hard when there are different rules, or different ways of interpreting them.
DeleteI have got greyer this year so that's where my mental stress is showing!
ReplyDeleteYup!
DeleteA lovely header! A host of golden daffodils! :) Love it!
ReplyDeleteI've had flowers on the windowsill for more than a month now. Not the same ones!
DeleteBeautiful header picture. I hope you are feeling better today. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteSome days are better than others, but thank you.
DeleteI think those older mysteries are so interesting because they contain many observations about human nature whereas newer mysteries are full of gratuitous violence. I enjoy both, which may sound crazy!
ReplyDeleteI agree about the older ones. I also like them because there is mostly no drama surrounding the detectives. They just do their jobs, and the reader rarely hears about their home lives (if they even have any!).
DeleteThere does seem to be an obsession with vicar's in mystery novels!
ReplyDeleteYes! They were such a part of village life, though I doubt now that is the case. I don't know if those village schools are still connected to the church. I should look that up.
DeleteSo true Nan. Some of my stress has lifted since you know when, but I am afraid that at my age the effects stay on my face .
ReplyDeleteAnd my age!
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