existence is never static...

falling in love all over again

with autumn. the f-bomb and i went to sandy beach (my fav) this morning and it was awesome. it was peaceful and calm. the air was crisp and clear but it wasn't too cold, just a nice nip to the air that made breathing deep. the water sparkled. the air smelled of woodsmoke. the birds were loud and joyous and waves lapping the beach were rhythmic and serene. i am always sad to see the summer go and it seems to go so quickly but today i remembered why i love the fall best of all. time slows a little. my island becomes mine again as the summer people pack up and move off to warmer climates or city living. i make more soup. the autumn is an industrious and busy time too. trying to get those last minute things done before the winter sets in and we settle down with our winter things. i still need to go camping, i still need to visit miles in ashburnham, i still need to get to north conway. this morning the sun is shining in my window and i am making soup and doing homework and thinking about the new quilt i want to make to curl up with this winter and i am falling in love with the leaves changing the and air and the blue of the ocean and i am falling in love with fall.

sarah's theme:

what we think, we become.
buddah

things i'm loving right now in no particular order.

1. stella pinot grigio
2. man's search for meaning by viktor e. frankl
3. gomoos
4. being back in school and absorbing.
5. the harbormaster at portlandpie
6. rainy sundays
7. the pogie mafia
8. the predator
9. splicing ropes. still.
10. self actualization
11. biggie smalls is the illest
12. swallowfield
13. gustav klimt

lets worship real heroes.

alice paul. imprisoned and beaten for advocating women's right to vote. she went on a hunger strike while in prison and they tied her hands to her chair and shoved a tube down her throat. they then proceeded to shove liquids down her throat until she vomited. she was tortured for weeks until word leaked to the press. for believing that women should have the right to vote. i thank all the women out there that fight and refuse to settle for less that what we all deserve as humans. and i thank all the men out there that support the strong women in their lives as their friends, lovers, partners, sisters, mothers and daughters or whatever. lets love and worship and respect the heroes we have around us.

today, along with alice paul, my hero is my mother, kendra. its her birthday and she has just turned a lovely 54. love you mumz. you are the bestest role model a daughter could have.

authenticity.

the truth of what one says lies in what one does.
bernhard schlink

like a little school girl....

today is my first class of my masters program. i'm nervous.

a sunday ride