chanda's morning photo from woods hole. greg and i returned monday, but the cable to upload the photos from my camera was left in the car, so i haven't created a post about the visit yet (which was incredibly fun and beautiful . . it felt so good to be on the cape again).
it's good to see her smile . . she's excited about the program (and loves it) but has been feeling a bit homesick.
i hope she got in for a swim today . . the beach is only a short walk from her dorm (and we went swimming twice when we were there) and the water is a perfect temperature . . just cold enough to be refreshing.
pluto lying by the cooler draft coming from the foyer on the other side of the door . . it's been very hot and humid here. i spent yesterday lying around also, with a headache, itchy eyes, sneezes, and a runny nose. i really did not feel well with the change of the weather after we had such a comfortable august with chilly nights. korrina was feeling it too, and had a quiet day off from work - knitting on her latest project and going for a walk in her neighborhood.
i've been much better today and took milly for a walk along the river.
for my knitting project, i went up two needle sizes (to an 8) for the final panel with a different, but very similar yarn in the color pollen from the plucky knitter (sister color to pollen speckle, the cream colored yarn with acid green and light olive speckles i used for the main part of the shawl). (the shawl pattern is pure joy by joji locatelli.)
milly and i came upon some street painters . .
here's milly waiting for her pupperoni or chicken chip treat in her cool air conditioned apartment (as compared to our fans blowing hot air apartment - she's a lucky dog. if my cats knew, they might be quite envious).
in the evening, greg and i had dinner at misoya ramen where their playlist seemed to come from the year 1977 or 8 - it could have been wlir or wplj long island in the '70's . . every song was from my high school years.
this was from a little earlier, however, drift away, released in 1972 and first heard by me in california when visiting my aunt and uncle . . hence it's ultimate categorization as a "california song," whose full list can be found under the post seemingly everywhere under the sun on a saturday.
and walking home we came upon a roller blade parade . .
. . just another hot summer day in gotham . .
So sorry to hear that you have not felt well! We also felt kind of subdued around here, even the children Charlotte helps with homeschool. I fell a bit better today, just tired from a pretty exhausting week. Woods Hole looks very peaceful. Did Chanda manage to go swimming? So many ducks! And the street art is very colorful. I have never seen so many people on roller blades. Do they have to register to go in a group like that? I was only 4 when that song was released, but I sometimes also go places and hear songs that are really old and my daughters have never heard them :). I thought you had air-conditioning, no? We just sit here with our one fan and feel hot. Great knitting, by the way. The green matches the street art :).
ReplyDeleteThank you :) We do have one air conditioner we could put on, but it's not very strong and it's also very loud. I don't sleep well with it on. We've had a good breeze this summer, so with the fans blowing, and with the curtains closed against the sun, I've been able to keep the apartment relatively cool.
DeleteI do think she's been able to slip in for some quick dips.
Oh, like the ones in a hotel? I had that noise as well.
DeleteI hope Chanda will feel less homesick soon.
Thanks Eva. I think she's been feeling much better.
DeleteI meant to write "I hate that noise as well." I am glad to hear that Chanda is feeling better.
DeleteMilly looks to be really cute and I love the colours of your shawl. Your other finished project ‘knitted pot holders’ looks to be really neat, I’ll have to see if I can access the pattern. The mass group of roller bladers was interesting 🙂. I’m sorry to read that Chanda is feeling a little homesick, how long will she be away? Love to you all, San xx
ReplyDeleteHello San! She's away until December, which doesn't feel long at all to me anymore (!) I spoke with her today and she seems much better.
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