Organizing Tidbits

Mar 21, 2010 by Naomi.

Takes much hard thinking to recall the beginning of this day. At least I think this is all one day. I wake up at four thirty AM and there is no sunlight – not even dawn but I have to get up to drink. The allergy pill I’ve been taking absolutely dehydrates me and when I get up for a potty run I also drink water but it is not enough. At the slightest headache I found that a glass of water chases it away. Doesn’t take but a couple of minutes and the hot water pot boils to mix my oatmeal. And I can manage that in the gleam of the neighbors’ porch lights. I had sauce and toast. After Freethought I steamed broccoli and that was good. Somewhere in there I also had lettuce and green peas. All from time to time on my sun porch. The forecast of 40% rain actually fell – I think about one drop out of five got to the ground the other four evaporated on the way down. Sprinkles like that leave dirty spots on the car so I had to hose them off but the sun finally shone and everything looks shiny. In my search for negatives I discovered many loose stamps – used US postage stamps that I’ve collected over the years. Well from other countries too. In all the countries I’ve traveled I bring home souvenirs – no more tee shirts – I get their stamps instead. They don’t take up as much space in my suitcase as anything else I am tempted to buy. I got the nicest collection of the Netherlands at the Amsterdam airport on my way home from Kenya one year. Usually I go to the post office in the town I am visiting and get new ones. (my collection is mostly canceled stamps) I was surprised that I had to argue with clerks. You see I am ignorant of the denomination of stamps and I wanted a variety but to explain what I wanted took some time. The clerks were sure they could give me more help if I showed them what I wanted to mail. I was a crazy tourist so they shrugged, sighed and humored me. And for as many countries as my stamps represent they take up surprisingly little space. But not so little time when it comes to organizing and looking up the world issue numbers which are critical in trading with other collectors. Hungary has the most artistic stamps at least in greater numbers than most countries but there are many good pieces of art world wide. I am enthused and not lonely.

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