Questionable Questing

The Ironborn probably consider calamari as a delicacy. Not just because Greyjoy house banner is a squid but also because hunting squids, with some species on earth without the magical bullshit of westeros can weigh up to a ton, can be incredibly dangerous. Plus calamari goes well with lemons which is something that would have to be entirely imported from places like Dorne.

Yeah, I know I was just as shocked as you. lol. They are named the Iron island specifically because the island is filled with iron, lead and tin. Of course most of the mining is done with slave labor since the ironborn view that as beneath them and thanks to volcanic activity on the island it's incredibly dangerous and kills of most of them after a couple years. But you can't win everything. lol

I sleep. Talk more Moat Calin later.

Plus apparently seven out of ten small folk on the islands are fishermen and that as well as a cod, sardines, and mackerel, the islands have natural kelp reefs filled with Lobsters and crabs that form most of their diets. Wouldn't be shocked if there was pearl producing oysters too, with pearl jewelry being a big export as well.

Sleep well.

How day. We talk more Moat Calin?

Holy crap I was tired. Are you still up? I literally woke up like fifteen minutes ago, I think? Lots more cleaning and even some moving of furniture, ended with hanging out with family for several hours and a huge feast of Chinese take out means I was passed out the minute my aunt and Uncle got check into their hotel and I was back home.

Dang dude you were asleep and I am editing for Jackal and can't talk right now.

We'll catch up soon. The family's heading out Wednesday morning, so pretty soon my schedule will be clear again.

And writing sir, where is the writing time? I am going to heat up Ziti and talk. More edits to do for Jackal later.

Image quest. Raped but learning to love it from her son or father mom or daughter

Ziti sounds good. But this past week has been stupidly busy. Aunt and uncle had some stuff they needed to get done while here we helped with. They've been helping us unpack and organize the house since my aunt Michelle is really good at interior design. Plus the boat ride today and the butterfly pavilion tomorrow.

Didn't see any ram's unfortunately but plenty of cranes and hawk flying around sandstone canyons. It was all super cool.

How has she been designing the house and how goes job hunt for you?

Kind of hard to explain without a few reference pictures, but there's lots of knickknacks and little items like tea pots or china which a lot of it I inherited from my grandma when she passed and a lot of it before that as she transition from a couple different nursing homes, each time needing more specialized care and unfortunately not needing nearly as much stuff as she had before.

Sad but a reminder of what was loved by you in her

And my aunt just arranged it all through the kitchen on top of the cabinets in such a way that looks pretty cool and a little quaint right now. Of course she also picked out a couple things she wants, but honestly it's gets getting clutter out of the house, you know? lol. But jobs are actually starting to pick up again, it's getting closer to summer and that's the time when HVAC goes crazy.

It's a little sad, but it's just items and honestly one of the best things that really helps with grief is that as painful as it can be, especially soon afterwards, you have to force yourself to remember the funny memories. You have to force yourself to laugh and have a good time talking about her, because if you only allow yourself to feel sad then you'll never want to think about her because it'll hurt.

And if you don't think about her and don't talk about her, that's how she really dies. That's how the family forgets. So every time I see one of her pictures or one of the many cow figurines she liked to collect, I try to remember that on time she tore apart her room and several closets trying to find her favorite sweater she left hanging on the chair in the living room.

Or the time she said asshole and all us grandkids teased her since she hated swearing.