Entries from August 2008

August 17, 2008

on a country lane, this sunday afternoon

the car was parked on the side of my road. there were two people in it – i saw their outline clearly from the bend in the road, a quarter mile or so away. it looked like they might be lost, or unsure of where to go, many week-end visitors to this valley get [...]

August 15, 2008

on being exceedingly hot

and i don’t mean hot like the PB, i mean as in it’s a gazillion degrees here.
so hot you sweat even under a cold shower, so hot the night was almost unbearable, so hot Her Highness has not stopped panting all day. in fact, i have been panting too. other people are complaining miserably [...]

August 11, 2008

on being 40

it does not suck. it does not suck at all.
and it’s not just because i got fabulous presents – like this one
and this one

and yes – that’s the ring finger on my left hand… the other one is a mosaic portrait her highness herself. a fabulous creation by one of the most talented [...]