10.6.25 - Yesterday

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Three weeks ago...

We did Forest School in the rain. We had the best food. The kids played making tents in the rain, den and shelter building. I cooked the whole time, as usual. Jemma looked after play. I cannot believe that this is my life - once a week I get to build a fire and we play in whatever weather is chucked at us. It is quite something.

It looks like I could have contracted the latest version of the Coronavirus two weeks ago. Well, that's life. Stomach flu it felt like. Or it could have just been stomach flu.

The sun is back again.

I have been listening to podcasts about Lugh and looking at male Gods. Male gods are not as interesting for me, but ever since Aengus Og appeared in my life, I have been taking more of an interest. There are some god I love. Shiva, Hermes, Thoth and, of course, Angus. The fun and delightful and trickster gods. The very serious and lugubrious gods obsessed with power and maintaining their status and raping women all over the place, depending on their glamour, ugh. Ew. Gross. I can't be bothered with that kind of godhood. There are not many goddesses which do that - they are usually the consorts, the consorts which are always being annoyed by their husbands, who have this kind of power. Hera comes to mind. The gender traitor, but not even Isis has that. Her power is real. Motherhood and regeneration.

The fast is good. I was back on the fast yesterday. I did have one glass of prosecco - the remaining bit. But I did not cave to carbs. I had pork sausages and some minced pork, fried. It was lovely.

Then I went to sleep after a very hot shower, where in I washed my hair.

If I keep this up, I'll be great for Singapore. Something is better than nothing, eh?

And I'll run and swim everyday in Singapore. I'll be happy there.

In my element. Running and swimming and writing. So happy.

I am very much enjoying the silence. I took the phone to bed yesterday. I won't do that for the rest of the week.

The weekend is when I relax and go for a run.

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