Ten Things I Need To Do

Two months to Halloween. Three months to Thanksgiving. Four months until Christmas. Ten things I want to do before the summer is gone:

1. Explore the ancient Victorian Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Newark
2. Swim in the Atlantic
3. Shop for Fiestaware seconds at Holly Pottery in the Pokeys
4. Reorganize my home office
5. Put Tubby, the cat, on a diet
6. Put myself on a diet
7. Throw out 2/3's of my clothing
8. Sail
9. Get a labotomy
10. Take a day off

My New Boyfriend

He never complains. He's big (just like I like 'em). And he snuggles like nobody's business. His name is Tubby.

Summer

It's almost gone. It's my favorite time of year. So sweet, so short. Like, perhaps, life? It took almost until the end of August to find the perfect swimming hole. Went there without bug spray and was almost eaten alive. No matter. The white noise of the rushing river, the sun on the granite rocks, the feeling of fresh water over my legs. Today is gray so no swimming. Sadness. I made a British Summer Fruit Pudding and think I'll dive into that.