We have not yet turned on our air conditioner. And it’s hot. And last night there was only fitful sleep. I’m not exactly sure why we postpone this each year…although there’s something really nice about having the windows open.
We played golf yesterday, and it was one of those humid days that simply sucks the fluids [...]
Posts Tagged ‘weather’
Women Want Me, and Fish Fear Me
Posted in golf, tagged golf, lesbian, weather on June 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
First, You Need Characters
Posted in writing, tagged garden, mother, novel, weather on February 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Some weather blew in last night. A dusting of snow covers the garden where only yesterday I stood coatless with the cat and marveled that the peonies are poking up. And when the cat and I went on our little yard walk into the woods, we also discovered that those little yellow flowers (whose name [...]
Air Washed
Posted in Domestic, tagged dog, poll, rain, sleep, weather on February 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wow. I slept an hour longer than usual. Probably because the window is still open just enough to let that wonderfully bearable air wash over me. Or maybe because it’s raining a little. And the sound of rain, well…that explains it…you know how I was lulled. I will soon be walking that dog of mine [...]
Me and 13 Turkeys
Posted in Blog, tagged bicycle, Blog, moon, poll, turkeys, weather on February 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I slept with a window cracked just slightly open at the head of my bed last night. Sure, all the heat we pay so darned much for rushes right out an open window, but it’s worth it on a night like last night. Did you happen to see the moon?
I’m taking a simple [...]
Itching for 48 Degrees
Posted in Scooter, tagged bicycle, poetry, Scooter, weather on January 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When I left work yesterday, the temperature was 38 degrees. I took my coat off. When I walked Murphy at the dog-walking place, I wore a sweater and a scarf but no coat and no gloves. Then, I fired up both scooters and, in order to get their parts moving and their lines cleared out, [...]
