There I go being wrong -- again!
Remember when I said traveling to California didn't count as enlarging my small world "New places musically, mentally, creatively, new eyes, new roads, I am traveling
to sunny Southern in a few weeks, but somehow I don't think this counts."
Boy was I wrong.
Anticipating traveling to California, then back home again with Jean (possibly) is filling me with pleasure. My friend Sandy is going to Ireland, but California, plus Janice's birthday, plus family, plus all the other pluses: food, fellowship, Art fussing around, patio sitting, it all sounds spectacular.
Was there ever a family that read maps more, traveled more, or yearned to travel more? We have traveled around with maps, books, movies, poetry, family and friends for as long as I can remember. We go by land, sea, or air. Planes, trains and automobiles, not much walking.
Lately is seems as though we have slowed down a bit. Janice and Art aren't cruising, Jerry and Jane aren't touring, Jean isn't journeying, Jan is stuck in her small world. I'm not sure I want to think about this much. Thank goodness Jeff and Nora are headed to England.
I'd say their world is expanding/ed.
I wanted new places musically and found the Sleepy Man Banjo Boys.
I wanted new places mentally and found Matthew Inman and his Oatmeal Comics website. This is a Seattle dude.
I wanted new places creatively and went back to Pina Bausch dance.
I am becoming familiar with Buto Dance.
I watched a Norwegian movie Cherry Blossoms which unbeknownest to me beforehand featured Buto dance. Lucky me.
Sometimes exploring new horizons feels like taking medicine. I know it's good for me but I don't particularly like it.
What I like is time with Mary and Claire having my all time favorite German apple pancake in Ballard. Seeing Mary's three gorgeous daughters. They are much prettier than my three sons. What I like is a mini drive adventure with Lynn. Time with Connor. Jambalaya with okra.
Christian said he read the book, Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter and it was much better than it had a right to be. Roger Ebert said the same thing about the movie. What I want is to expand my world with a vampire slayer. What I want is to go to California instead of Ireland.
What I want is time in California with my family and no more Pina Bausch.
Jeff says he is only bringing his suitcase, chairs, the goodie box, and hot dog skewers to the reunion next year.
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