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hummingwolf ([personal profile] hummingwolf) wrote2011-09-17 03:10 pm
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Wednesday: As expected after a day as tiring as Tuesday, Wednesday was the sort of day when I am forced to rest all day. Plenty of books kept me company, so that was okay. I did feel frustrated, dealing with an urge to declutter my room because I can finally see the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel and I want this place livable again--but I simply didn't have the energy to do much, so I stopped fighting the need to nap.

Thursday: Braved the scary closet and took out some things to be cleaned. That evening, I was very glad to have cleaned warm clothes and one of my afghans (without having anything shrink that shouldn't be shrunken) before the cooler weather came through.

September has been noticeably cooler than August right from the beginning, which has been a welcome thing after the hellishly hot summer we had. Still, Thursday began as a fairly warm & humid day. At 3:00 p.m. the temperature was roughly 77° F (25° C) and, as I said, humid. By five, it was around 65/18 and seriously breezy. Two hours after that, something like 55/13, with the temperature continuing to go down. At the farmers' market, the weather was not exactly ideal for outdoor sales, what with scattered rain showers coming through and one good wind gust making one of the tents do a somersault in the parking lot. Still, it was enough better than last week that most vendors stayed till closing time rather than packing up early. I was happy making myself useful at various times during the day. At sunset, glowing bands of red and orange stretched east to touch and mingle with the colors of the biggest unbroken rainbow I've ever seen. The rainbow didn't leave the sky until the sun's rays could no longer reach that far into the sky. I'm afraid the "Ooh, pretty" effect swallowed up all my usefulness for a while, but I was so happy for that sunset rainbow.

Friday: Spent most of day reading assorted books (last book finished: Sarah Sentilles, Breaking Up with God: A Love Story). Did more laundry. Got out of the house and walked a few blocks in the evening because I could hear the candy bars calling me.

Saturday: This is an excellent day to sit inside drinking lots of tea. Russian Caravan, anyone?

[identity profile] hai-kah-uhk.livejournal.com 2011-09-17 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I would love some Russian Caravan. (I have Lipton.)
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2011-09-17 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd gladly share some good Russian Caravan with you! Mmm... smoky tea.

[identity profile] daisydumont.livejournal.com 2011-09-17 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
i'd not heard of the sentilles book. amazon just filled me in. what did you think of it? from the summary at the sales page, i think it might be right up my alley.
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2011-09-20 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Good memoir, though I got the sense that there were things she wasn't saying that might've made other bits make more sense. Still, I suspect it'd be your kind of book!
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[personal profile] bluegreen17 2011-09-17 10:08 pm (UTC)(link)
breaking up with god...sounds interesting. will have to go look too.

it's always lovely to see a real rainbow,and you had a good backdrop too!
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[identity profile] hummingwolf.livejournal.com 2011-09-20 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
A rainbow exactly at sunset. Definitely a treat for me!