Monday, March 5, 2012

That's Enough, Iris


I get very emotional in spring, which leads me to conclude that, basically, I am very emotional.

But Spring Me is much better than Winter Me, who is existential and occasionally morose. Winter Me belongs in a Parisian cafe, wearing a beret, smoking a cigarette and churlishly lowering my heavily-lined eyes before the camera. (Why is there always a camera on me in my fantasies? Probably because I was brought up by circus people theater people. See? If you try hard enough, you can blame your parents for EVERYTHING.)

Spring Me either belongs in an elaborate musical number, with parasols and chiffon, or in an asylum.

Spring Me (Spring I?) is apt to do things like drive to the grocery store, take one look around the parking lot, and steer two delighted children to the ice cream store instead. Spring Me (can we call her Iris?) also tends to get teary over the fact that a) buckwheat is good for your garden soil and that b) the bees love the buckwheat and c) the bees also help the gardens, so therefore d) Oh my god, Mr. V, do you see, it's the circle of life! It's so beautiful-hul-hul! (Disclaimer: the above statements should not be taken as confirmation that I did, in fact, weep those words to Mr. V over coffee and toast with honey).

Oh, shut up Iris.

Just take a look.

What we did:


I cleaned their rooms for them, which lead to this magic moment:




A not-great picture of my beautiful top bar hive, made by a man in Boulder. The bees will draw their comb down from those top bars. The entrance is at the bottom. It's very small.



What we ate:

(Yup, again.)

What we watched:

A South Korean film directed by Joon-Ho Bong. It's won a ton of awards. It's streaming on Netflix. It was pretty amazing.

What I read:

My introduction to Jeanette Winterson. I've only just started it. I reserve judgement.

Signing out with this picture of Indy, who cut the tops and tips off old stockings to make arm warmers for Dr. Seuss Day, and felt all awesome about it:


xoxo
Iris V

5 comments:

  1. Dear Iris,

    This post is positively infectious.

    Love,
    Narcissus

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  2. Spring me wears miniskirts and combat boots. But Iris, you are beautiful.

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  3. So funny how much it mirrored my own Spring Fling. I'll call mine Zelda. She bought a skirt at Rite Aid and drove deep into the hills of Northern California today almost weeping at how blue the Yuba River is! Perhaps Iris and Zelda can meet one day and clean closets! I got rid of so many clothes it was clinical but I kept the arm bands that Layla made for herself .

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  4. Dear Narcissus, Combat Lou, and Zelda,

    I think spring looks smashing on all of us.

    Love,
    Iris

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  5. Ok I just love you! Plain and simple.

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