Just some thoughts from the Blah Blogger. Yeah, that's me. I have not had much to say lately (really!)and it was difficult to be on line for any length of time in the last few days because of all the thunderstorms.The neighborhood kid who just whizzed down the street past my house on his bike made me smile.
We live at the bottom of a small hill. It's not a scary steep one--but just right for coasting down on a bicycle(R used to do this a lot when we first moved here). Just a few minutes ago, I heard the unmistakable sound of bicycle tires whooshing past, and the boy riding the bike(maybe about 7 or 8 years old?) shouted, "This feels s-o-o-o good!" Yeah.
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The air and earth and growing things smell SO good lately. The damp, rich earth(after a month of dampness) and dry sunny days(we have actually had a few now, in between thunderstorms and sun showers) seem to combine to make the perfect ozonic cocktail. The other night(4th of July evening, actually), I couldn't stop marvelling at the good scent in the air. Maybe the wafting smoke from the exploded fireworks combined to make it that more special, but I have noticed the fresh smell in the air on a few other occasions in the last few days. It's the smell of early summer. I am enjoying it while can before the humid and tired summer days roll in, later on.
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It is impossible to eat a juicy peach quietly and politely. Slurping noises and dribbling can't be avoided. A pretty embarrassing thing to attempt to eat at work.
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Weeding the flower beds is much more enjoyable when the sun's out(late afternoon or early morning sun is the best for this task, though) and even more enjoyable without garden gloves. Even though it is always going to be some work and a good soaking to clean under my fingernails, I prefer to use my bare hands to do this.
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An interesting framing job item:
Someone brought in three copies of black and white photos from the 1950's today, of Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor. They visited and stayed overnight for a weekend back then, in the house my customer lives in now. I never even knew they ever set foot in Rhode Island, let alone my town. In the photos, it was interesting to see a few scowly faced children off to the sides in the candid group shots. They were probably miserable having to be all dressed up and wondering what the big deal was about these visitors.
Since I haven't indulged in a Blogthang is some time, I decided to try this deep
and meaningful(ahem) "What Kind of Transportation Are You?" quiz. Although I really don't know about the "willing to do hard work" part, I do agree that I am a bicycle sort of person.
| You Are Bicycling |
 You are an energetic, driven person. You try to live a good life. You are industrious and determined. You happily and willingly do hard work. You are deeply philosophical. You are concerned with doing things the best way. You love freedom to explore and experiment. You don't like rules. |
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A lot of bloggy friends are feeling blah about the blog. I just got back from (rainy) White Mountains and still don't have much to say...
Like this post, and love the bicycle shot.
Erin,
Really?? I thought for sure it was going to be sunny for you .
Ugh! How miserable was it? Or were there pockets of fun? I guess I'll wait to see if you can ever muster up any blogginess and might write about it...
Well, I have to say, that for someone that have no thoughts, this is one of my favorite post of yours to date.
I love its randomness and the candid subjects you bring up, which I recognize; like gardening with bare hands.
I am an incurable romantic and I love the story of Edward and Mrs. Simpson.;)) I would have loved to see the photos!
It is past midnight here and I am signing off;)
xoxo
Z
PS: You might enjoy my post tomorrow (Thursday).:)
I am feeling blah, too!! I have posted, but not too much things. I guess things are just in that summer mode.
My answer is below. I am not sure about the "true romantic" thing, but I would love to go on a train!!
You Are A Train
You are a true romantic. You have big dreams about how life should be.
You take life at a slow and steady pace. You try to appreciate every moment you have.
You are a very visual person. You are always on the lookout for beauty and inspiration.
You are able to relax and let go more than most people.
love the smells. those are such good things. it's already hot here and muggy (NC) so the smells aren't quite the same, but i know exactly what you're talking about. great post : )
Like Protege, I loved this post. And now I HAVE to post about embarrassing things to eat at work. (Thank you for that idea!)
Loved the post too!!!:) Especially your description of the smell of early summer!!!:)So poetic!!!:)
Ha ha ha..loved this one:
"It is impossible to eat a juicy peach quietly and politely. Slurping noises and dribbling can't be avoided. A pretty embarrassing thing to attempt to eat at work."
Kalo kalokairi Tina. This is what they say in Greek when summer's about meaning have a good summer :)
I would much prefer to garden without gloves too but unfortunately I am allergic to something in the soil and my fingers swell if I do!
I was able to do a bit of gardening this morning - very early - just replaced a geranium in one of my pots that is not doing well.
I haven't blogged much lately either but I do try to comment on the blogs that others write.
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