Eating cheese by the pound
on a Sunday afternoon. umm umm. Aged Cheddar, made in Maine. But I've been working hard so I deserve it. I feel like I'm finally hitting my summer stride.... being outside constantly, getting sun burned, covered in dirt all day, loving every minute of it. ahhh summer.
Yesterday was our kayaking course. I thought it was about advanced strokes but it was mostly about navigation. I learned some things (like, oh, how to use a compass). And got some damn good exercise paddling across casco bay. The instructors were good. One reminded us of our friend F. The other was cute and very earnest. Normally I dont' like really like that quality, but he was making it work for him. They have a rule that when you hear thunder you have to head back or hunker down. We heard thunder around 2;30 or so and headed back. Didn't get to do advanced rescue techniques (aka flipping your boat over and having someone rescue you) darn!! was SO looking forward to that. : ) And we learned some thigns about towing. I was the only woman in the class. The water was rough in some spots and the waves were pretty big. I didn't feel too bad about it though since the instructors were there. If it was just me & J, I would have been crying.
Then we went to Disgusta to the art store, book store and to see Indiana Jones. I bought some water colors and paper and some acyrilics too. I painted a pciture of my cat in watercolors. Voila!
Sideways, as usual. The movie was pretty good...action packed, entertaining, didn't require too much thinking.
Today, cleaning, gardening, put some newspapers down in the aisles of the veggie garden. Everything looks good, though maybe a bit behind schedule. I hope our corn pilot project works out! yum! Bought some mulch and some marble chips. J wants to build a rock garden in teh front yard. Then i wanted to take over. Then he got mad. So now he's out there doing it. Im a bit of a control freak in the garden, so I have to admit it's killing me. But he's cute when he's get inspired, so I'll let him do it. Maybe it will look good. : )
Well, looks like another thunder storm on the way. It's dark and I have clothes on the line, so I guess I'll grab those, make some crab cakes, have a mocktail, keep practicing cider house rules, do some reading, and enjoy the last few fleeting moments of the weekend. Oh, one more thing. I had 6 diet cokes on Friday so didn't get any sleep, so I wrote a poem. Still needs a little work, but I've had this image in my mind for a year now adn have wanted to find a way to get it out, so here goes:
Of course I always think of you!
In the shower, I wonder
if I"ll run into you in some random place.
On the road, I slyly watch
for bold swatches of color
and familiar numbers
even when I know it's the wrong make and model.
Out on the water, stroke, stroke, stroke,
silence.
My mind should be a blank canvas
but you paint yourself there
Never a portrait, but always in action
Dark hair and tulip smile
head always held high.
What are you doing?
Making a child smile
Making lasagna in your mother's kitchen
Giving someone a hug (a real hug)
Taking a drag on a cigarette and looking me in the eye
as I watch the orange circle of embers
burn like desire in the night.
I catch my breath.
I won't talk about you anymore.
Of course, I always think of you.
