Dear Ik09:

Vicious blackberries will never make you laugh; they will make you cry! It is not a joke, they are very thorny and they grow very big, easily cause you to bleed, and they catch on to you and won’t let go: the more you move, the harder and more thoroughly they hold on to you! When you feel them on your body, the key is to not panic and very slowly and very attentively move the thing off you  bit by bit. Of course, you have to wear heavy duty gloves handling them. I wear one glove that you use in the kitchen to hold hot pots.. you know the kind? Very thick and big.

I didn’t know you were into karate and earned a karate belt! I hope you do go back to it as well as to your regular brisk walking routine, when it fits your work schedule. A freelance home decor content writer and a poet… impressive!

anita