Wow, Natty

Just wow.

What, no kiss?

Ah, Nashville

I've never been there.  But I'm glad you get to explore there, Natty my darling.  But what you need is a flashy pair of cowboy boots!  Something with a lot of rhinestones on it.  I did hear about Nashville wanting to be a sort of fashion center, but it's hard to imagine anything fashionable from there outside of the Country and Western scene.  It's not a geographical bias, either.  It's a case of where the music is the dominating or domineering influence.  I'm sure there are many types of music out of Nashville, but I wouldn't go there to seek eclectic fashion.  I would however, go there for a pair of cowboy boots.  I do recall a fashion event in Nashville... oh, it was the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue meet and greet event!  That seemed like a marathon effort for anyone who had to work in it.  I'm not surprised I haven't heard of it since.

But oh Natty!  You must be attracting a lot of musicians!  Among other guys.  You're beautiful.  Mwah!  I'm independent of the trappings of a traditional music career.  I am however, trapped in my own routine.  At least Allah has set it up that I get to focus on home and family.  Alhamdulillah.  I don't have to tour!  I'm too lazy to tour.

Hi Natty!

How wonderful it is to see you again.  And look at you, all relaxed in the lap of luxury with your favorite book of the moment.  I guess you must have been browsing the used book store, how rare are those now.  Oh, how I wish I could browse with you.

Where are you now?  One would think that you are on a cruise liner, but for the brick wall in the background.  I'm guessing that you are still in Europe, probably still in Sweden or even Norway.  No, there can't be any work there.  Germany, then.  Wherever in the world you may be, you are looking glamorous and beautiful, pristine and pure.

Qur'an 20191023

In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful.

74.  But how many generations before them have We destroyed, who were even better in equipment and in glitter to the eye?

75.  Say, "If any man went astray, the most Gracious extends to them until, when they see the warning of Allah, either in punishment or in the Hour, they will at length realize who is worst in position and weakest in forces!"

Mary 19:74-75

Aw Erin

Are you hangin' in there, Honey?  Don't you worry about anything my precious Darling, everything will be all right InshaAllah.  I love you, OK!  Yeah, everything may seem all amped up right now, and it's getting you so excited, you have so much energy you don't know how to contain it.  But really if you think carefully about it, the situation is exactly the same as it was 6 years ago.  It's all the same old day, and this is your life.  This is our life together.  You can always talk to me, you know I love to chat with you.  Use your Instagram to talk to me.  Afraid of the Public Eye?  What does it matter now?  What can they do to you anymore?  Don't you worry, my love.  I love you, and I am always with you.

The Onion

Hi there, my beautiful Ladies!  How's it going today?  Oh, it's another average day for me.  Are those emotions under control?  I do hope so. The world is so snake eyed charmed about being the wife of a rock star, but this rock star is a prisoner.  A prisoner of the music.  So essentially you will be the wife of a prisoner.  Please don't forget that.

Isn't that a beautiful onion?  I got it at the supermarket where I buy chicken.  Red onions are strong, but if you eat it raw, of course it's going to smell and taste strong.  If you cooked it however, it becomes sweet and if you added salt when cooking it, it becomes savory and generates a dark sauce similar to soy sauce.  So I fried up two of those gorgeous onions, then added liver which I had marinated in turmeric and salt as usual.  Turmeric is very effective at neutralizing the bitterness of chicken liver.  Stuff that into pita bread, and dinner was two extra fat liver and onion pitas.  A man sized meal, if I may say so.

No it isn't snack time, it's labor over cat food time

Hi, my beautiful Ladies!  Are you doing well today?  I hope so.  I think of you all the time.  It's Saturday, but everyone seems super busy.  I took my Mom grocery shopping in the morning.  I had to buy chicken myself, so we went driving around town most of the morning, and my mother bought me some rice for lunch.  I needed to relax before Mary Unknown7 started singing, so I didn't do any kitchen work in the morning.  Which means that I was stuck in the kitchen all evening, and I'm still exasperated from it.  Plus, I'm not done yet.  I quit buying cat food, so me and my cats eat the same thing: chicken.  Last time the chickens were small, so I bought two.  I bought two again today which wasn't necessary because I generated more labor for myself.  I always get the butcher to cut the chicken in four.  Then when I begin work on it, the first thing I do is lock the cats up in the kitty litter room.  Then I can process the bird in peace.  I have to get as much flesh off as possible, and the bones, fat, innards and skin go into the pot to be slow boiled.  I put the red meat and gizzards in one container, then the liver, breast meat, and wings in other separate containers.  The knife is never sharp enough, but I learned it's best to use a small knife.  Today, I used scissors as well, which was a great idea.  Floofy and Lookie get the raw meat (which I keep in the freezer), and little Yoolie gets the cooked flesh from making broth, which is a lot, which I also keep frozen.  I defrost as needed. I get the wings, liver, broth, and whatever white meat is available.  Oh so tedious, but do much better for the cat's health.  If I had a choice, I would buy only white meat, but the whole bird is cheaper.  Groan.  Next, I have to pull the flesh off the bones.  I'll talk to you again tomorrow, inshaAllah.