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I was running late today to go get body work and remembered I needed to stop by my PO Box. I grabbed my mail from my box and spun around to race back out the door when a woman in her 70’s or 80’s who was at the counter got to the door first, moving with a slowness matched only to a snail.
Before I could be annoyed my eye caught her dress, this gorgeous all black number with mesh 3/4 sleeves, her hair in this perfect curly bob. She opened the second door and I grabbed it from above her hand and she said - oh good this one is so heavy. We walked down the ramp together and to the back of her head I said - I love your dress.
We got to the sidewalk and she thanked me and said it was from her boutique, across from the gas station. I introduced myself and said I’d just moved to town, she introduced herself as Mary and asked - What do you like to do here?
She did not ask - What do you do here?
I told her I like to swim and write books and make quilts and walk my dog
I asked how long she’s lived here and she said 35 years
I said - wow Mary that is exactly one more year then I have been on Earth
She replied, I like that
I like that too Mary
What a gift to grab the second door
A Quilt is Something Human : the very fun very weird four week class I teach on the history, process, and improvisational practice of quilt making : returns in November and registration opens up next week - to get the email sign up here
Tuesdays 9am pst / 12pm est
OR Sundays 10am pst / 1pm est
Bonny Doon is my favorite band on Earth they are also some of my best friends and they are going on tour this week : highly recommend
I watched the pilot of Friday Night Lights (again) and I really love when Riggins says “ Lets touch God this time boys”
Happy Bisexuality Awareness Week to those who celebrate
Samantha Irby has told us she wrote another book THANK GOD - Pre Order Quietly Hostile now!
I love the yard deer and the yard bob cat and the tree hawk but June discovered the meadow porcupine and that was unfortunate for her face (she is totally fine now) but the 30 or so quills in her snoot broke my damn heart
The reality of this meme hits
While I don’t live with the yard swan anymore there are about 7 half way between Traverse City and Northport that have been hanging out in the Bay and I have been calling them home drive swans
I got binoculars and a bird book and picking up new hobbies can be dangerous for me but I want to be a birder so there ya go
Sending a newsletter after 9pm feels “unprofessional” like everyone knows I waited to write it but I didn’t wait - I just followed Mary’s pace
A portion of September’s paid subscriptions goes towards the KC Tenants Mutual Aid Fund
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