Now, I did not need them, and I told myself that in a very firm, no nonsense way.
I mean, I couldn't have made it any clearer to me.
But it did not stop the wanting.
I stood there thinking of Sue and her carboot sales, and her seasonal displays.
In the end, I caved. I bought them. $8 for all of them, a dollar apiece.
I came home and looked them up. Kosta Boda art glass designed by Ann Wolff. That was pretty cool. They are leaded glass and very heavy. In the case of an actual emergency, i could use them to defend myself!
Tonight I lit them and set them out on the coffee table. I am glad that I ignored myself.
I am reading a good book. The Guest Book by Sarah Blake.
And last night. ICE raided an apartment building in Chicago, zip tying children and putting them into the back of U-hauls, separated from their parents. It sickens me, literally.
How can anyone justify this?
But people are, and their excuses make me every bit as sick as the raids themselves.
I am sick to my stomach. We used to sanction countries that did this. I never ever ever thought we could sink so low. They went through apartments in a low income area and tossed food out of refrigerators on to the floor. It is my understanding that, of the 36 that remain in custody, some are citizens of the United States. Those that were released are citizens that were not given the opportunity to show proof of identity before they were kidnapped.
ReplyDeleteThe candle holders are beautiful!!! I am so glad you purchased them.
Tim and I talked about the dumping of the refrigerators. These are terrorists. Plain and simple. Federally backed terrorists.
DeleteI had to stop watching the ICE raids for a while. It is so awful! They think they are justifying all of it. I would be better off with sparkling tea lights all over my place to watch.
ReplyDeleteWe haven't brought the television here. I am not certain we will.
DeleteThose Tea Lights are lovely and do look like Ice. Speaking of ICE, it's Off the Rails and all being done Illegally and Cruelly, and that's the point, not to reduce Crime or even to Secure our Borders, but to instill Fear in the Minority Communities and try to make America a White Supremacist Nation, very Nazi-esque and out of the Hitler Playbook. They are also intentionally manhandling and violently assaulting American Citizens, Protestors and Journalists... this is part of why they don't Identify themselves, wear Masks, no Badges, show no Credentials when they arrest and kidnap Victims. Without Due Process you aren't going to a Prison, you're going to a Concentration Camp.
ReplyDeleteIt is federally sanctioned terrorism.
DeleteThe KostaBoda glassware are called Snowballs, made to be thrown. Great find.
ReplyDeleteSuch a nice heft to them. As if they were designed for that purpose.
DeleteI would not have been able to resist the tea lights either. Rounding people by the ethnicity and appearance reminds of something. Something that had a very unhappy ending.
ReplyDeleteI honestly think we are headed for a very unhappy ending as well.
DeleteThank you for the mention. They are very unusual and lovely to know the makers name.
ReplyDeleteIt's not just because of car-boot sales that I'm glad I live here and not in your country at the moment!
I keep thinking that there has to be a reason that I am here, in this time, in this place. Try as I might, I still feel useless.
DeleteWhat a lovely find and yes, you did the right thing buying them.
ReplyDeleteI cannot begin to imagine how ICE justifies doing such things - or the Orange One for that matter, but we all know his brain is wired in a very strange way.
He is totally lacking in empathy. Totally. If you do not see it his way, you are labeled an enemy. Do you have any idea what it is like to sit and listen to your leader describe all democrats as sick and depraved. To even call for our imprisonment? I will say that I will go to my grave as a Democrat, something that would suit the far right at the moment.
DeleteEmpathy? He's totally lacking HUMANITY. He's a walking bile filled pustule that should be lanced. He makes flesh eating bacteria look good.... (counts to 10...and breathe). In other news, your crystal ice ball tea lights are gorgeous! Nice find. Take care, Kris in Ohio
DeleteAgreed. But, Kris, the flesh eating bacteria made me laugh.
DeleteYour tealight holders are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAs for ICE, I wonder how they go home to their families and sleep at night? No doubt they would say that they are 'just following orders' and we all know where that leads.
These people have become able to see other cultures, other races as less than human. That is the only explanation I can come up with.
DeleteIs the orange one hoping for civil unrest, so he can control the military against the people, hubby and I watched his speech to the military leaders, it was cold and horrible, the silence from the the audience was very telling. Our conservative political party is suggesting doing the same here with their version of Ice, if they go ahead I would never vote for them again. Love your lights.
ReplyDeleteIt was babbling insanity. The man is not rational.
DeleteYes, that is his hope. Robert Reich has been warning about him and what is happening for fifty years...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful lights.. you were right to buy them
An extravagance for someone who is down sizing.
DeleteAh but…. Enjoy them while the thrill of them lasts, then pass them on when that wanes and something else catches your fancy.
DeleteI like your glass snowballs. It must look so romantic at night with the candlelight flickering.
ReplyDeleteCandlelight does add a golden glow.
Deleteoooo. I would not have been able to resist the snow balls, either, so pretty. We have to save our resistance for where it counts, eh?
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I don't understand that. Save our resistance? If there was one thing I could do to make any part of this stop, I would do it without hesitation. I see it said over and over: America is sleepwalking. We aren't. The majority of us see clearly where we are headed. My question is what would they have us to do?
Deleteah, sorry, I meant don't resist lovely estate sale purchases, there is such need for our stores of resistance elsewhere. It was clearer when I just thought it I guess.
DeleteNo need to apologize. I know that you are a sensible woman. I didn't understand, but I get it now. It actually strikes my funny bone.
DeleteIt is beyond beyond what is happening in America right now. It gets worse every day. Most Canadians will never go to America again but that seems to be what your dear leader wants. We are building up our military and I hope we never have to use it against you, but we are proud people and do not ever want to be Americans. We have so many good things going for us here. Ice members all belong in prison for complying with orders that are against the law. On a nicer note, you got a very good deal on your tea light holders. They look so pretty all lit up. Gigi
ReplyDeleteNot only complying with them but executing them with an extra helping of cruelty.
DeleteThat was a great find. Sometimes you should give in to temptation, saves time in the end.
ReplyDeleteAh, Boud...you are a very wise woman!
DeleteBeautiful tea lights. They will be useful in a power cut.
ReplyDeleteI wish someone would cut the Orange One's power . . . those poor children.
The cruelty is staggering. You know, when I was visiting my son, we went to a Mexican restaurant, an authentic one. There was a boy about the age of my grandson who quietly slipped under a table in a booth. I saw it and felt sick inside. Was he playing a game? Was he afraid of us? I will never know for sure. After we sat visiting as we waited for our food, he did, probably 15 minutes later slip out from under the table, but the idea that a child would be afraid was heartbreaking to me.
DeleteIt’s good to treat yourself a little. Yes, the social-political situation down there does sicken me. And then there is the random shooting of boats.
ReplyDeleteIt is awful. I think what bothers me the most about their actions is that they offer no evidence to what they are saying. None. They just bomb a boat and claim it is a drug running gang. How is it that suddenly we have so little input on our government's actions.
DeleteWhen I first imagined jack-booted thugs breaking down doors in search of what are perceived as "aliens" or threats, I tried my hardest to believe it would not happen.
ReplyDeleteAnd here we are. Move over, Nazi Germany. There's a new kid in town.
On a more cheerful note- can you imagine how lovely those candle holders will look nestled among sprigs of evergreens or hollies for Christmas decorations?
I have deep window sills, something I have wanted since I saw them in England at my daughter's. I do envision them set with greenery on those sills.
DeleteThose candle holders are beautiful! I had one similar to that when I was in college, but mine was just plain ol' glass from a Hallmark store (if I remember correctly).
ReplyDeleteCandlelight sparkling through them is really quite magical. Do Hallmark stores even exist anymore?
DeletePeople are selfish. Never used to be so much.
ReplyDeleteAnd meaner. They just seem meaner.
DeleteIt's nice to treat yourself once in a while!
ReplyDeleteI was shocked to hear about the raid and glad that the news about it is spreading.
It was a nice gift to myself.
DeleteNo Kings Day is October 18th. Find one near you. Besides voting, writing letters, and signing petitions, it's one thing I feel I must do. Millions of us feel as you do Debby and we need to be seen and heard.
ReplyDeleteTim and I plan to be present.
DeleteI love your tea lights and glad you didn't listen to yourself. I have already enjoyed and appreciated them along with you. And those raids were so awful that I have been shocked into action. Those poor kids...
ReplyDeleteMy heart breaks for them. Just 15 years ago, if anyone would have predicted what is happening now, we would have thought they were being overdramatic...yet here we are.
DeleteOops! I was writing something and it disappeared. Those tea lights are gorgeous and so much fun... and SO reasonable.
ReplyDeleteI had not heard about that happening in Chicago. That's nuts!
It is no different that the Nazi Kristallnacht.
DeleteHow can anyone justify this? I wish I had the answer. I am appalled by our friends and family that support him. They are good, honest people but it seems they are possessed or obsessed... or....I don't even have the words ... and I am exhausted. Thank you for your blog where I can at least read what like-minded people are thinking.
ReplyDeleteThey believe. They are parroting the justifications that the regime is using. If you challenge them the response is often a helpless throwing up of hands and 'I don't know what to believe.' In other words, they have no interest in finding out the truth. It doesn't affect them or theirs and so the choose not to look.
DeleteThose are nice candle holders, I've seen them in the past. The raid in Chicago may have been done because the bank, can't remember which one, wants to repo the building because they're behind on the rent. So, federal government, always happy to help. It was a despicable act, among others.
ReplyDeleteThose are really attractive. Nice find.
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