all the sudden i have a few days off and life's blooming again. today i had time to make crafts and pet the cats and water the garden and cook crookneck squash and write my lovely friend carolann a letter. to practice drawing animals and listen to my little brother joey's amazing music and to record two songs of my own with darin and to actually feel like it was fun and not stressful. i do truly truly love to sing. how i love singing together like we did with june madrona at the show the other night. how i love to sing in late august and the nights get a tiny bit cooler and the cats climb up the ivy covered stone hillside in the backyard and fuschia blossoms float in the swimming pool and hummingbirds and woodpeckers and white lights and clean laundry on the line. feels like it could be many years ago and i wear my old apron and swirly skirt and feel like a gypsy wife. and i am feeling finally at home in this new abode. and ready for new adventures, because when i am in love with my home, i am in love with the whole world and grateful for those who keep it sweet.