Farfaraway...

A note from Farfaraway:

 

*Poster of this, well, post, is FFA's sister and fellow Voxer. FFA asked me sign in for her and post this because she's been having so much trouble with publishing on her blog. I have to admit, the lure of having access to her blog is almost too powerful not to abuse...it's like when we were children and I found her diary. Oh, the possibilities...

Until next time, friends. Mooahahahaha...

...the highest sky hung with purely ornamental clouds, and no chance of rain

...grape tomatoes drenched in olive oil and garlic and ribbons of snipped basil

...frozen grapes eaten while standing at the freezer door, my face being blasted with cold air

...a welcome shower after an afternoon spent at the pool

...dogs eschew their beds and the carpeting for the cool comfort of hardwood floors, where they stretch out like frogs

...the slightly sweet pain of sunburn on the backs of my calves

...book after book after book read on the porch, in bed, at the pool, at the beach

...open windows at night

How did I wait my whole life to discover that I love this season?

Happy Summer!

1. I hate feeling bloated and puffy and hormonal.

2. This morning I was woken up on 3 separate occasions by a barking dog, an errant smoke alarm that P couldn't locate in the house (he found it in a drawer eventually) and serious thunder and lightning. Got no sleep. Dragging ass.

3. I LOVE Kiss My Face bath and beauty products, all of them. My fave is honey calendula body lotion. It's the ultimate.

4. Got a surprise refund for something in the mail for $16. Always nice to get unexpected money!

5. I've been living almost entirely off of sugar lately, albeit mostly healthy sugar (fruit, yogurt, etc.) with some unhealthy shit thrown in (cookies, muffins, tea, chocolate, etc.). This changes today.

6. My house is clean. Yay!

7. I don't know how to change my vacuum filter. I'm a little scared of that.

Spent a couple hours at the pool today. Lots of sun, happy kids splashing in the pool, a good book in my hand...love summer....

1. When it rains, there is absolutely no hope for my hair. None.

2. I don't like being stared at by cats. One watched me stretch after my run today from about 10 feet away and he gave me the creeps.

3. Why can't I live off chocolate?

4. Can't wait for Saturday night. Going out to dinner with a friend and her husband, who are meeting the boyfriend for the first time.

5. If it were socially acceptable to give up either shaving my legs or shaving my armpits, I would quit shaving my armpits.

 

Have you ever had days when all you want to do is eat everything in sight, including the drywall? That's the kind of day I'm having. Damn. It.

It disappeared, literally. It felt like a whirlwind of activity, and I did lots of fun stuff, but now I need a day to recover and instead I had to go back to work and, you know, be productive. I'm glad today is finally over and I plan on collapsing on the couch very shortly and finishing a book I've been working on for ages....will post a review soon.

My house is trashed. I was pretty much gone for 4 days straight and it looks ridiculous around here. Since I've moved I've been a pretty clean person, but every once in a while I lose a few days and the house goes to shit. Don't know when I'll have the time or motivation to clean it.

I just took the doggies on a very long evening walk; it's beautiful tonight, and the air is heady with the scent of spring flowers. Everyone needs to take an evening walk in spring...

Seen today on my walk: a squirrel lugging a giant hoagie bun down the sidewalk, stopping to snack on it while he watched me with a suspicious eye. Fucking hilarious. I so so so wish I'd had a camera.

What's your worst habit?

Oh, good Lord. Anyone who knows me even a little bit knows that obsessive worrying is easily my worst habit...sigh...

I met my "little sister" this afternoon!

H is a super cute and very bright kid. She seems very excited to have a new friend who will be just for her, that she doesn't have to share with her siblings or anyone else. She was so excited about getting together for our first real visit that she actually calculated the number of days in hours (72) until we can have our first outing! :-) This is one bright kid, considering she did that in her head and she's only 8 years old. She has pretty green eyes, a very engaging smile, and a sprinkle of freckles across the bridge of her nose. It's hard not to smile when you look at her. I'm really looking forward to spending a couple hours with her on Saturday and getting to know her better.

Will keep you all posted on further progress...will write more after we get together this Saturday.