I’m having the midwinter blues.
I know; its been a strangely mild and nearly snowless season. But its still February.
Its still dark out. Its all still gray and lifeless and dull.
The world where I live is still icy and filled with headcolds and black ice and freezing rain. Yuck. Big yuck.
So when I can’t sleep, I try to imagine sensory images that are filled with life and deliciousness, just to snap myself out of my funk. Here some delicious thoughts that came to me last night, between 2 and 4AM.
1. The first sip of hot, strong coffee.
2. The taste of a calamata olive, crushed between tongue and palate.
3. A sip of shiraz and a bite of romano cheese, taken together.
4. Moonlight.
5. The feel of Tucker’s silky ears.
6. The smell of the thawing earth.
7. Beach sand. Very soft beach sand.
8. A perfectly fresh, just opened cherrystone clam on a very hot afternoon. Preferably while sitting on a boat and sipping champagne, but that one I’ll take any way I can get it.
9. Distant lightning when I’m in a safe place.
10. The sound of kids laughing.
OK. I think I’m ready for the day. I have already enjoyed numbers 1 and 5. My lunch has number 2 in it, and every day is filled with number 10. So I guess I can hang on until numbers 6 through 9 happen again!!
you know, I have to invite. If you and Paul ever wanted to come down here for the weekend we would love to see you. we are within walking distance to the beach and we have plenty of room, or we also are good friends w/ the guest services mgr at the Omphoy ocean resort and he will hook you up w/ a swanky room-
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Oh, thank-you ,honey! Coming to see you is most definitely on our “if we get a few extra bucks” list! Love you both!
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I hope the earth is thawing and the sun shining today.
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Both are true today, hooray!
I have been poking around in the still frozen garden a bit; hoping to be able to replant some tulip bulbs that were tossed up by the frost.
I hope that your corner of the earth is warming, too, my friend.
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