PORCH PONDERINGS

Finally Winter!

So after a winter that started off warm and dry, we are now having a second snow, plus cold. But finally a nice bit of moisture for the farmers and ranchers.

Things are busy, as usual. I am still doing the financials for the museum. In March we elect officers, and some have asked me if I would like to be the treasurer. Well, perhaps. I'm not lobbying for it.

The previous treasurer had that job for over 40 years. She was notorious for her penny-pinching to the extreme. Also we are finding out much of what she was responsible for was done by others. This fact alone is reason enough to get a new person on board, and to keep all financial matters closer to the museum.

On a personal side, my friend Juliet and I went to see the latest movie, 'Wuthering Heights'. While I knew the story is dark at times, and about a love between Heathcliff and Cathy, I had forgotten some of the plot points. This movie is dark and, as my friend pointed out, very stylized. Sometimes over the top in the set and costumes and such. But it was entertaining. I hadn't been to a movie theater in years. Kind of a nice getaway.

I also participate in some poetry classes sponsored by an independent bookstore in Billings. About 12-13 of us gather at least five times for a round table discussion on poetry and crafting your own poems. The theme this time is 'love' in honor of Valentine's Day.

Session one was 'Agape and Eros', with definitions of all the different types of love. Then we crafted love letters.
Session two was titled 'Romance and Song'. We were tasked with creating the lyrics for a ballad.

The session on ballads turned into almost a therapy visit. Most everyone had a sad or mad song about love and or relationships. Mine tended to the mad side. Perhaps one day I'll share it.

I am going again next Monday for another class. The third is titled 'Love and Transformation'. Not sure which way that will go, but it is always informative and fun.

So now I am cozy in my little house, the temperature outside is a balmy 10*. Perhaps later a walk around town.