Graveyard Dirt: Two Worlds and In-between

Spring Migration

Chile Bird flew the coup on April 1st and made his (her?) great seasonal migration from SORT'VE ALTAR WALL DECORATION to SORT'VE ALTAR WINDOW DECORATION.

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(Top left corner: yellow beaded juniper necklace, a string of Papa's unripened (but dry) chillis / Top right corner: Celtic seahorse fake stained glass / Bottom left corner: donkey fake stained glass / Bottom right corner: Celtic peacock fake stained glass / Windowsill, left-to-right: Serket, Hathor, succulent w/sandalwood incense from Egypt, Tawaret, stone jars, Wadjet, Sobek, succulent w/sandalwood incense from Egypt, Thoth, Anubis, little fishie jar filled with buttons that need to be sewn back onto clothing)

I've been going back and forth (for fucking MONTHS, guys, FOR FUCKING MONTHS) on when it'd be most appropriate to change the window guard of the accidental Egyptian altar. (OR NOT SO ACCIDENTAL AS I LEARNED LAST YEAR. MY GOD, HOW LOLERIFICALLY OBVIOUS IT WAS ALL ALONG, BUT IT TOOK ME BEING SUPER HIGH AND ROLLING AROUND ON THE OFFICE FLOOR LIKE SOME SORT OF FARM ANIMAL TO REALIZE IT.)

FUCK IT, I announced a few days ago, amazingly and completely wasted off my ass, CHILE BIRD IS GOING UP ON APRIL 1ST! And with THAT declaration THE SEASONAL CHANGING OF THE GUARDS was set in stone. (IT HAD TO BE! I WROTE DOWN THE REMINDER IN MY WITCH CALENDER IN PEN. IN //PEN// PEOPLE!)(<- BECAUSE SHIT DOESN'T GET ANY MORE SERIOUS THAN USING A FUCKING PEN IN AN ADDRESS BOOK OR CALENDER. INK? THAT'S FOREVER, BABY.)

On April 1st Chile Bird returned home at 6:25 AM (Italics set his phone to go off at dawn), roosting for the first time amongst the dust, ash, cobwebs and withered spider parts. I HONESTLY TRULY FOR REAL intended to give the window altar a thorough cleaning* before hanging up our copper and lapis friend, but I, uh, didn't have the time. (NO, BUT FOR SERIOUS! TIME'S SOMETHING I'VE SERIOUSLY BEEN LACKING LATELY!) But - BUT! - I DID find the time yesterday, the first day of our Easter vacation. (OH HONEY I DID - I SPENT MY FIRST DAY OF VACATION CLEANING LIKE A CRACKHEAD ON CRACK.)

* "A thorough cleaning" = CLEARED OFF ALL OBJECTS, METHODICALLY FLASHWIPED EVERY WOODEN PIECE OF WINDOW AND WINDOWSILL INSIDE, POLISHED HANDLES & HINGES, CLEANED OUT & POLISHED VENT, METHODICALLY FLASHWIPED EVERY WOODEN PIECE OF OUTSIDE WINDOW AND WINDOWSILL, CLEANED OUT SPIDER APPENDAGES & COBWEBS FROM FRAME AND OUTSIDE CORNERS, WASHED & POLISHED OUTSIDE WINDOW, WASHED & POLISHED INSIDE WINDOW, WASHED RADIATOR BENEATH WINDOW, SOAKED SUCCULENTS, DUSTED & POLISHED EVERY CLEARED OBJECT

(All to be performed - AGAIN! - on October 1st when Chile Bird flies south for the winter and the Cobweb Spider returns to fill the seasonal vacancy. Oi vey.)