August 22, 2107

The herding of mercury, proceeded. The planet of communications, and a partial eclipse of the sun, continuing on their mirthful way.

I had received another endorsement from another potential guest, of the ‘reviews are so good sort.” I have had ancient Americans three to date, and it appears another tottering into my life. All summer, ancient automobiles, and their the great unwashed, landing up on my doorstep, late, arriving exhausted and incoherent from dehydration, or over medication. Escaping their children one assumes.

The next of the ancients, arriving from Vermont, seven hour drive at the best of times. Calling a few days ago, to make a reservation. My new best friend, then proceeded to call every hour since with questions and comments. I am not kidding. She was very distressed and disturbed about the bathroom situation. One call to assure me that she was up thru the night five or six times. The next call to ask if I could please put a container in the room she could use thru the night. I told her if she “need a chamber pot she would have to bring her own.” it seemed she could not put one question after another.

She assured me, that she was able to do stairs, thus they were upgraded in stairs and cost. She called back about the price, finding the winter single person cost from 1986 some where on the internet.

Next the size of the bed. Another call to clarify, as she did not understand about wanting to know about arrival time. It was clear to her, that “I had the credit card, why was I worried?” Thus I assured her, 3 calls later, that it was so I would be home to let her in. On it went, parking, breakfast and the like. She would read a statement on the web, and call to find out it might be true. Her husband she informed me, said “she asked too many questions.” I have to endorse this mind-set.

This while I was waiting for a guest who never arrived. Who did not answer phone calls emails or any other form of communication. Her credit card, was invalid, thus the back up plan failed. Why make plans I say, they don’t seem to work, ever.

I will be charged, the full commission, a fight for at reconciliation time. Could not find a phone number for the Amsterdam based reservation system. I did send several emails to them, during the course of the day.

It was with great glee, I rapped on the sisters door, to inform them that breakfast was ready. They informed me that “they did not eat carbohydrates, but would eat anything placed in front of them.” No, I said “you drink them.” They never met Jesus and his wife, as they did not make it down. He was very nice, and polite, has a good sense of humour.

Right now I am trying to be in a place of calm, a place where I can chill out and then handle the chaos of life better. You don’t just get it overnight; you have to work at it. It’s a daily struggle. Jackee Harry, Moi and Miss LP