Imagine if you had a third eyelid, like a veil. 
That you could draw, like a blind, across your eyes ..
.. but still see out.
How disconcerting would that be, to those who wished to pry at you with their miniature crowbars. Your veil eye would keep you safe. A safety net. I see you but you can’t see me kind of thing. 
What it is called is the nictitating membrane and it is for moistening of the eye. Many animals and birds have this. Evidently the birds can see through it too. Though how anyone knows that I have no idea as the man who gave me that little piece of information is not a peacock. 
I have a very silly problem now. Two chapters yet to write on the novel and the cold has cracked the tips of two of my fingers. This happens every year until my hands toughen up. 
So it stings to type and my fingers seem to have a mind of their own, they want to flatten out or avoid the keys completely. I have to consciously force my fingers to tap properly, leaving little specks of blood on the keys. And it is so slow. Even writing this much has been at the pace of a snail. How silly is that? I shall have to get the sticking plasters out.
We had a warm day yesterday. The milking pump worked much better in the cold morning, after a couple of hours under the heat lamp.
Good morning. You all have a lovely day. I am going to look for the Sponge Bob band-aids, I think there are some in that disaster of a cupboard, somewhere. How ridiculous.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
72 responses to “The Duke of Kupa’s flipside eye”
That bird is just gorgeous. This humble subject makes obeisance
Sounds like a bird version of sunglasses to me. Same function just that our option is more pricey.
Sorry about your fingers. Lots of aloe vera and vitamin E are what I use when my hands crack.
Ouch! Your poor hands, Celi. Your readers sure have come to the rescue with so many great suggestions. We’re going to have a little warm-up over the next few days so that may give you some time to get those fingers back in shape. I certainly hope so!
Hi Miss C,
Ginkgo Biloba is used for the circulation, helps stop those digits shutting down in the cold. Do you have a herbalist in your area who can make an infusion of calendula flowers and arnica and incorporate into an ointment base for you? (INSIST ON NOT PETROLEUM JELLY)
When your in NZ purchase some Weleda baby products……..baby nappy change cream, or nipple cream…
Weleda is in HB .. we used their products all the time,,you can go out to the farm to buy them.. I will stock up.. good thinking! c
Miss C, would you believe Weleda is sold in target stores in the US. I don’t suppose there’s one near you is there? E
Oh, this is terrible! Blood on the keys is just terrible. I haven’t heard Curel mentioned yet, so –I know you’ve try every product, but just in case you haven’t…it’s pretty good, although I can’t say Ive had bleeding fingertips. I feel like a pantywaist!
About that third eyelid membrane. I know cats have it and when it shows up, it means they don’t feel good. I hope that’s not what it means for Kupa!
no, it is natural for birds to use it as a matter of course, cats and dogs is another kind of membrane.. c
Horses have that eyelid too, kind of sweeps debris off their eyes. My fingers always cracked in winter despite my almost always wearing gloves. I found some stuff call No Crack cream at the local drug store. I know you can buy it on line or in store from Duluth Trading Co.. I work a bit into the tips of all my fingers every morning and it does wonders at preventing the cracks. My husband also uses it, he has the most awful splits from the cold wet when he goes ice fishing though he never remembers to use it until after the fact.
Celi, Bob gets this from time to time and he uses a liquid bandage to seal up the cracks. It makes a big difference! I have often heard that Bag Balm (comes in a square green tin) is good for healing/preventing this problem. Hope you heal quickly! ~ Lynda
You poor dear.. I’ve heard of a software that was used for special needs students, they just speak into the computer and it types for them:) Failing that, maybe those cushy bunion pads with holes in the center stuck on the ends of your fingers.. what a frightful sight though..xx Good luck!!!
OK, beautiful lady: I agree with whoever suggested Raynaud’s! Not that this helps 😦 ! Before you get to bed: cheesh, you must have six hours surely, warm/cold compresses a few times around, then pawpaw cream gently rubbed in works wonders or a strong vit E cream [ours is called Invite-E]. You are SO far ahead in your writing, can you stop for 24-48 hours including sending us all to a devislishly hot place, get your milkers in early for 48 hours and just ‘baby’ them hands?
Bab alm-the green square jar from vets? put inside socks or something when you sleep? how hard; typical when writing or doing something important, a snag; but the snag will be conquered and the words will come out; sending compassion and healing prayers
Oh your poor fingers, Cei! My husband works nights–railroad in the cold–and has the same issues. Bag Balm does help. Something tells me you’ve tried everything! Fascinating about the flipside eye…I have some experience with peacocks, and yet didn’t know this! 🙂
Hope you find something to help your fingers heal, that has to be painful!
I’ve heard of writer’s block and writer’s cramp but this is the first time I’ve heard of writer’s finger tips. You need a nictitating membrane that slides out over your fingertips in winter! (I nearly wrote ‘lactating’ membrane). Big sympathies. It’s hard when the imagination outstrips what the body can perform. Do hope you find a solution from all those sympathetic comments above.
I have some lovely silicon gloves that I wear with good hand cream at night. You should also try to get bandaids with silver in them, apparently silver is amazing at healing.
Nice and sunny here too, makes me happy.
silicon gloves.. hmm.. c