Saturday, May 15, 2010

Day 716 - May 15, 2010

I am going to skip tonight and go to bed early. I've been struggling with a headache the last week or so and I'm hoping if I get a good night's sleep it might just go away. Hopefully Kevin plays along...
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Unknown said...

Leslie ~

For you and Kevin and Breezy...to remember the days of Pennsylvania...I wrote this, sitting at my window...thought something nice to read would bring a smile...

Sunday writes itself upon our memory.

The sky changes blue as it is a background for foliage. Dark green sets it blazing brilliant blue...near the horizon a wisp of blue gray....around clouds the soft blue of faded jeans....

Everyone is cutting grass and planting flowers and since it has rained so much, the air is filled with pungent soil, grass clippings, compost, blossoms....the woman across from me began early this morning with her plantings and now her yard is a coloring book unfolded...

Sounds of conversation follow the breeze indoors, drifts around each room, and settles like dust on counters and bedspreads...

When we were children it was a day for baseball, street kick ball, walks to the parks, sitting on stoops and backyard porches with friends, our feet up on banisters...Popsicle melted down limbs and we never minded the sticky sweetness...just laughed...remember the days when we laughed because we loved the feel of it?

Windows are open for the house to air....sweeping remnants of winter and cold away...

I just cleaned the kitchen. Clorox, Murphy's Oil Soap, dish liquid...now it smells like my home on Adams street. How our mother's habits stay with us. Maybe that is why they taught us as they did. So when we clean, and the smell of years ago is recreated, we have a moment with them.

The day's sun is drifting in time beyond the tree line and shadows spread like so many palms and fingers...

Gentle.

A simple word that releases its sigh against the coming of the week...

Enjoy.

With love.

May 16, 2010 at 6:35 PM
Jessica said...

I hope you get some sleep and get rid of that headache. Stress and lack of sleep, of which you have a lot, does a number on your body.

Kevin's dr. appt. sounded encouraging. At least the doctor had the sense to communicate directly with Kevin.

I'll be thinking of you and praying for you and Kevin. Hope the proper bed is delivered quickly. There's always something! Take care.

May 16, 2010 at 10:02 PM

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