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cleaned the kids play area all weekend. removed 4 large garbage bags of “stuff” to the thrift store. Excited for beautiful, quiet, creative time spent at this table this summer.
Last day of preschool yesterday. First day of summer today.
Listening to this song: “Alas I cannot swim” my Laura Marling. You can hear it on her Myspace.
It nearly made me cry. There is a message in this song that I need to hear. The “river” may not represent a place, but my own fears, apathy or lethargy. I gotta cross that river, and start living the life I am meant to live right now, right here.
Summer should include:
- days spent entirely in your bathing suit.
- hours in the evening, after a summer potluck dinner with friends, spent chatting under swaying trees and hot summer breeze.
- nights outside, under the stars with your love
- breakfast on the porch
- screen doors, that only keep some bugs out, because they are open and closed so much
- a hammock
- campfire
- sparkling water, morning mist, songs of birds
- singing, guitars and lots of recorders
- time to read many books, cover to cover, and time to sit, and contemplate life with a four year old.
- adventure, packed lunches, and the smell of citronella.
All this may yet be on the other side of the “river”. But I am determined to do whatever it takes to get there!
July 5th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
I have to share this video with you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6rYPHmSzcE
I am listening to that song and another one called “Awake My Soul” over and over and over again. There’s something in that one that just opens me right up.
Did you know that Mumford and Sons and Laura Marling recently did some sort of collaboration in it looks like India? Funny how things come together sometimes.
August 7th, 2010 at 11:00 am
We have that exact same Blues Clues chair.
August 9th, 2010 at 11:35 am
hehe. Its not MY favorite, but is very well loved around here. By two boys – and the CAT!!!