Welcoming

 

Well, it's here. A new year is underway and so far it doesn't look too different from most of the previous year. We welcomed the new year with a tidy home. This time there was something almost sad about putting away the holiday and our New Year's Eve was quiet. Master gave a special blessing to our family, reminding us all how fortunate we were, the only disappointment was missed travel. We will continue to think of ourselves quite lucky. 

In the final post of 2020, keywords were lightly mentioned, including the process we used to get them. To mildly recap, we opened a dictionary and pointed to a page. To be fair, certain words were dismissed and it took us several tries (although "Service" was the first one and naturally just kept because it was completely appropriate). The other words were, Hope, Purpose and Connection. 

Funny enough we almost rejected connection, but then as we paused Master decided it should stay. We wrote the four words on sticky notes and arranged them on a mirror to remind us and to keep them in mind during our daily tasks. We did already have our first light argument of the year. Well, it wasn't much of an argument as a disagreement over a word choice. Master refers to the lake house as the lake cottage, while mouse calls it a house. Technically He's probably more correct, because the place is small, it's just something mouse never thought much about until now. That's what Master always does, He encourages mouse to broaden her thoughts and think differently about commonplace things. 

We are going through a bit of the winter doldrums, which is downright ironic since we will miss the short days and chilly nights beside the fire during the often oppressive heat of summertime. This year, going forward we will be doing things different, regardless if the pandemic slows to a crawl or not. Most of our meals will be at home, mouse will continue to perfect her cooking, baking and housekeeping skills, and remain mindful that she exists for Master's pleasure. One thing Master does wish mouse to explore more of, is cooking more from "scratch", which mouse finds a silly term that's basically meaningless today. The spirit means to not buy processed food in the form of canned or packaged foods. It makes a lot of sense for us too. Last summer mouse had gotten some gorgeous berries and made some jam, almost every few days and everyone loved it. The berries were so packed with flavor that very little sugar was needed to sweeten it. 

Well, that's enough of cooking and housekeeping, what's been going on in 'kinky town'? Not a whole lot, it is a matter of acceptance that we are in a deep well, not by our own making but as the situation has dictated. The situation is a home bursting with people. Master has often joked we just need a larger home, with separate wings, and our wing is soundproof. A case could be made for that but it isn't practical at this point. Laying on the sofa, with slave on top of Master, watching an old movie on television, we were constantly aware of people wandering in and out of the kitchen. A flash of light, sometimes the sound of fridge door, sometime and more often, a more glaring flip of a light switch. Rarely heard before entering and incredibly jarring. We have light-footed children it seems, well some are more light-stepped than others. One sounds like a herd of elephants coming down the stairs, while others move stealth-like. At the lake we usually get advance warning, as there are more floor creaks. In fact, at the lake the floors can make sounds when no one is walking at all, it's a bit unsettling late at night and alone. Roughly 120 steps from Master's home study/office, is the place where children do their daily school lessons.

Carving out private time is difficult but it hasn't affected our sex life, only the kinky side of things. Sex is as it's always been, sometimes rough and bitey, sometimes slow, often fast and intense, while other times tender and sweet. Maybe it just is what it is? The big question is that is does mouse miss the kinky stuff? Not exactly, because she wants whatever He wants, and right now, this is what Master is offering. Maybe we'll get back or not, whatever happens is up to Him. There's a quiet peacefulness that covers like a quilt.