08.14.07

Random Tuesday

Posted in Redwood Living at 9:24 am by Lynette

Five blankets, 3 pillows, two sleeping bags and a flashlight.  We grabbed these items, walked past the pond and out into the yard.  The sleeping bags were spread on the ground and we lay down covering ourselves with the blankets and stared up into space.  It was 11 p.m. and we were just in time to see the tiny dot of a satellite pass by.  We’ve been seeing this same satellite pass for the past 18 years at the same time.  I’ve always wondered which one it is.   Staring up into space and laying on the grass in our front yard the kids settled down and watched.  I know our neighbors thought we’ve definitely lost it this time.  It was quite.  We could feel the warmth radiating up through the ground from a full day of sunshine.  In the distance we could hear the Battery Point fog horn and the low constant rumble of the ocean in between the swish of cars traveling faster than the 65 mile speed limit on 101. 

The night before DJ and I just stood in the driveway with our backs against my Yaris and our heads leaned back on the top of the car.  It didn’t take very long until we had creaks in our necks so last night I decided upon the blanket on the ground approach.    It was one of those times you know the kids will remember.  Mom doing another weird thing but it is those moments that reflect my personality.  We had a short lesson on the stars, saw Mars and the big dipper and waited…..stared….were silent. Then it started the meteor shower. 

Flashes of light streaked across the sky.  Not a lot, just about 60 per hour the paper said.  The previous night DJ and an I saw this huge streak.  It went from one side of the sky to the other with the tail burning the image in our brains.  It was actually kind of scary.  Last night was suppose to be the best.  We saw about 6 ‘falling stars’ then the fog came in.  We were only out there for about 30 minutes, left the sleeping bags and brought in the blankets.  In my mind it was a bust but the kids are talking about it this morning.  A summer memory, the summer memory this year.  I can hardly wait for the full eclipse of the moon on the 28^th of August.  We’ll be in

Bend Oregon at 6,000 feet elevation.  Yes, I will get the kids up at 4 am to see it.  Just another weird thing Mom does. 
 Next I purchased an electric skein winder.  It was a splurge and not absolutely necessary.  The kids are happy to wind yarn to help pay for extra toys I normally wouldn’t buy for them.  But this will make winding balls for dying faster and less stress on my wrists.  I’ve developed the dreaded carpel tunnel syndrome and know I am headed for surgery.   Next I’m reading Anna Karenina by Tolstoy. 

A huge undertaking I realize as I try to prop this big book up on reclining self.  I only read before bed and know this will take me quite a while to finish.   

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For the past 2 years I’ve been thinking about taking my yarn to Juniper Fiberworks in Bend Oregon.  As I said we will be vacationing there in a couple of weeks.  It’s not that I want to get into the wholesale business with my yarn.  But I guess I want to see what the response from a yarn shop would be.  I must confess I am chicken though.  What if I take it in and they don’t want any?  How do I gracefully back out of the store?  On one hand, I would rather continue through life in the blue haze of my mind believing what I do (dying hand paint yarn and selling it on the internet) is art and creates a unique and pretty product that can actually become a small business for me.  On the other hand, what if I was picked up by a couple yarn stores not local?  I would have to branch out, contact someone else to help me, become a ‘real’ business and actually keep better accounting records.  I don’t’ know…I probably will think about this too long and once again miss the opportunity. 

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Calypso is assimilating into the family nicely.  She has learned not to climb on the dinner table with the help of a squirt gun.  Only took two times of squirting her in the face and she now runs the other way whenever we sit down to dinner.  We’ve have no accidents, mostly thanks to KT who has been diligent in depositing her into the ‘potty box’ whenever she sees Calypso walking through the house.  She has also discovered her scratching post that the kids absolutely insisted I purchase.  Unfortunately her sister, Twilight, did not make it. 

She died 4 days after we got them.  She was very small and just too frail.

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