Hard Candy

Posted by: fracas on February 15 @ 5:54 pm

I love long walks in the forest, clearing my head from all the noise, sound bites, impressions, information….all the things our society is throwing at us in constant stream. It was just me, Reinout and Buddy as Victoria and Cecile are away for the weekend. The first 10 minutes was glorious, the fresh air hitting my nostrils, the faint noise in the distance of someone calling for a dog. The only thing missing was the bird song, it’s absence paving the way for a cold drizzle, that began to penetrate my very bones.

I was not dressed for the occasion, and after 20 minutes walk I had enough. But we were en route to some mystical destination, with Reinout leading the way. For what felt like an hour in cold and wet wind we finally got back to the pancake house. I was not amused, although I suspected the reason for this march was another attempt at kick starting labour. So far I don’t see the effect.

Well at home, I treated myself to a bath and my latest Vanity Fair. They run an interesting article, titled “Farewell to all of that”, on the 8 years of Bush regime the world has undergone. I’m still not done with it, but it’s a chilling account (comprising of many), triggering some very fundamental questions as to how we humans deal with superiority even though in our hearts we know something is not right. It’s hard candy which needs some further digestion….