Archive for August, 2009
Thursday, August 20th, 2009
Oatmeal-ed
Do you ever find that the rest of your day depends on how you start it? A friend of mine told me once that when her day doesn’t go well, she goes back to bed and starts again. She showers again, dresses, eats breakfast. I love the concept. And some days I wish I had [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Food by Amanda
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009
Staring and Facing up
“Men go back to the mountains, as they go back to sailing ships at sea, because in the mountains and on the sea, they must face up.” -Henry David Thoreau “Whoever is staring at the sea is already sailing a little.” -Paul Carvel I grew up with my parents sailing. We had a beautiful [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Sailing by Amanda
Thursday, August 13th, 2009
The Absence of “Should”
Dear Reader, I apologize that I have not been faithful in writing lately. I have been avoiding the word “Should” thus the blog has suffered. Last night was prime blogging opportunity and I took my husband and a blanket and lay under the stars to watch the falling meteoroids in the field. There were plenty [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in Friends,Marriage,Musings,Play by Amanda
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009
Estro-Fix
I went for a girl’s weekend this weekend. What I expected was: – Food, lots of food -Singing/Dancing/Boogying -Swimming and tanning time -Laughing until my stomach hurt -Quotable lines to last us a few years -Some tears -learning tears. Check, Check and Check. It was a great weekend. I need the women I have in [...]