I’m really shiny now
June 05, 2007 By: almostgotit Category: blogging, humor, photography, food, parentingWith both kids away the same weekend for school trips, we no longer had any excuse not to get away ourselves for several days, too. Particularly after this annus horribilis we’ve been having.
This is a good chance to try Flickr.com too (which is a free photo-hosting site which works great for blogging, in case I’m not the last person on the planet who doesn’t already know this.)
Strange and wonderful
We spent several days in the mountains around Asheville, North Carolina.
Without our children (whom we love deeply) we were able to spend hours in antique shops; change our minds at irregular intervals about what to do next without starting any major family riots; and eat at restaurants without any complaints about the weird food we were eating nor about the time we had to spend waiting for it.
Sunday Bliss
We lingered over things. We drank gallons of coffee on the sunny back porch of our B&B, and spent far too much money (stingy Scotch background notwithstanding.) We even tried a brand-new thing (straight-laced Scandinavian background notwithstanding) and had a *couples’ massage* in the most delightfully-atmospheric spa you can imagine.
Entering Zen
Not even I, the female party of the party, had ever had a massage before (which is apparently unusual of me) and it was delightful, if a little oily. Nor did we giggle at all the whole time we were there, not even when they solemnly played the very loud water-bowl thingies. Because that’s how mature and open-minded we have become in our rapidly advancing years.
June 6th, 2007 at 1:15 am
You’re not alone! I still don’t know exactly what flickr is, except it has something to do with photography and pictures of people doing people stuff.
As for the massage, good for you! I have a bunch of openminded friends who, years ago, couldn’t believe I didn’t like strangers touching me. So, they made me get a head, neck, and shoulder massage (from a stranger). It wasn’t the most relaxing experience of my life.
Also, saw the Billy Collins video–nice. I recently posted a Jack Gilbert poem on my blog, if you’re interested. It’s a good piece.
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Thanks for the tip on Jack Gilbert, as well as letting me know (on your blog) about the other Billy Collins videos made by various folks (creativity begetting more of itself: I love it!)
June 6th, 2007 at 7:39 pm
My pleasure. Gilbert, for some reason, is really under-read, and yet the heavyweight critic-types think he’s just the cat’s meow (I think he is too, but I’m no critic). Anyway, I hope you found the other Collins poems put to graphics.
Enjoy the day, eh?
June 14th, 2007 at 4:32 pm
Hi Dear,
Loved your picture of the stuffed horse! And all your comments. I’m mystified re. your “IT” job but applaud your decision. No toads here. I ‘m lonely for you. love you. Mom
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Aww…. She lives 3,000 miles away from me, is doing a great job with all this internet stuff, and I’m lonely for her, too. She’s got the comment thing down like a pro … even made up a very clever pseudonym, but I changed it cause she’s already being RAHther obvious!!!