Yesterday, it was not one, but several times I found myself in the eye of a hurricane – a relationship hurricane that is. A quick trip to the market to get some fruit and vegetables found me smack dab in the middle of a set-to between a couple of over ten years. Then my mother called to agonize over my sister’s impending divorce. Later, right when the gloaming was starting, I went outside to the…
I’ve been patronizing every tom, dick and harry gym in this city for the past two years – hemorrhaging money all over the place – Uncle Joe’s, Salvation Studio, Romney Pilates. I finally decided to consolidate it all under the NOAC and went for my first Pilates class there today. Of course, the only Pilates instructor, who was highly recommended, has given up this particular class as of today and there was a new instructor.…
Loca and I walked through City Park this morning and again I was impressed by how beautiful the park looks two years after the storm. This afternoon, I was speaking to a colleague who said he watched a documentary last night on Katrina and he was impressed by how horrific the devastation was down here – saying he can’t believe how many homes (50,000) were destroyed – I had to correct him and tell him…
So Labor Day is a ruse because actually Tuesday is Monday squared. Good gracious. Summer’s over and work got out the gate like a house on fire. But I just wanted a couple of things today and they happened so despite the fact that it was nonstop go starting at 5AM, the end result was a nice day. Late in the afternoon I went to pick up Jake from school – I haven’t seen him…
A neighbor who lives on the court is away for the summer so J and I pulled her kayak out and hosed it down and took it out for a spin. There is something so delicious about having this body of water right in front – that you can slip a kayak into and suddenly be on the water with fish jumping all around you. I paddled to the Cabrini bridge but could get underneath…
Since I was gone, I had about a hundred reminders pop up on my computer when I returned. In deleting them, I came across this one – August 31, 1990: first date at Olive Oil’s. I deleted the entire entry, but not without flinching.
Here I was considering Eli when I look over and see that Loca has managed to chew a big gash in the baseboards – it’s not Eli I have to worry about around here.
Sunday morning, I waited for the girls to call for our bike ride, and finally called B and learned they were not going because of her back. So I saddled up solo and went, but by then it was late, I was a little hungover from lack of sleep after a lovely evening, so I was pokey as I rode towards the lakefront. Got there though and felt terrific and was enjoying my IPOD, the…
Yesterday, I picked up my mother to take her to the Quarter for lunch at Muriel’s. When she came down to the car she had a look on her face of intense pain or just I don’t know what – but I chose to ignore it and not give into the drama. At Muriel’s, chatted with my ex brother in law, while we sat the bar having gumbo and a tomato and avocado salad along…