From Time to Time
After a few packed weekends full of back-to-back activities - hiking and staying overnight at a B&B with my friend Alwyn, covering Floyd's 350 Climate Change Action and first annual Eco-Fair, dancing to the Kind for Halloween at the Pine, attending my woman's dialogue, spoken word night, and more - it felt good to have some time this weekend, time to sit in the hammock and notice that the crickets are still peeping; time to pick volunteer garden turnip greens and cook them; time to shake out my rugs, water plants, and sweep the leaves off the front porch; time to ponder some of the questions that the Radford University counseling students asked after reading my book on grief and loss; time to talk to my son Josh on the phone and hear about how happy he is spending time with his new girlfriend; time to work on some questions for the next interview I'm scheduled to do; time to chase some fat flies (awakened by the 70 degree weather) out of the house, time to loll around on my lounge chair reading the paper and peeling off clothes.
On Sunday evening Joe returned home from running a weekend teen meditation retreat in Woolwine. He brought some delicious leftover gourmet organic food that we ate out of the containers in bed while sharing a beer and watching Bill Moyer's Journal together, a great way to end my kind of weekend.
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Posted by: sandy | November 9, 2009 8:49 AM
We had a quiet weekend too just trying to catch up around here. Especially putting things away in preparation for winter. It was nice to be able to sit on my porch again and just "be"!
Posted by: Deana | November 9, 2009 8:54 AM
I'm glad your love is back in the house! It sounds like a really great weekend!
Posted by: Poe | November 9, 2009 9:22 AM
oops! By the way, I just wanted to let you know where you can find me lately: www.poecooper.wordpress.com - the old watering post!
Posted by: Poe | November 9, 2009 9:23 AM
I wish I had time to smell the roses. I am always busy and with the holidays coming it is only going to busier. xo
Posted by: Sherry | November 9, 2009 9:48 AM
Sounds like a great weekend. Mine was peaceful too.
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Posted by: Nessa | November 9, 2009 11:25 AM
My goodness. What a lot to pack in!
Posted by: Pearl | November 9, 2009 2:20 PM
"He brought some delicious leftover gourmet organic food that we ate out of the containers in bed while sharing a beer and watching Bill Moyer's Journal together, a great way to end my kind of weekend."
Posted by: Tracie | November 9, 2009 5:07 PM