Olivia Bouchet-o-witzy-wootzy

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Feast your eyes, again, upon the most incredible wonderful adorable pupsy wupsy in my Galaxy (in case you somehow missed this crucial bit of information in the last five thousands posts about her).

She is sharing the couch with me now. Actually, Reecy is too. Reecy's on my right, Olivia's on my let. They are both asleep, and there is not all that much room left for me here. I'm feeling kind of squished. I can't stretch my legs out. Olivia can stretch HERS out, though. It's half the couch for Livvy B., a third for Reecy, and a sliver for me.

What else? I recolored my gray roots today and got more black'ish purple dye on my white cotton sauna robe and a good towel.

I ate a stick of celery with chicken salad in it.

I ate some chocolate with cinnamon and salt and nuts and various Aztec-y spices. It was amazing.

I didn't clean any room in the house, even though every room is a huge dirty mess.

I worked all day and then took Olivia for a long long walk up Elsie Street from Cortland to Coso and back, taking photos as I went.

Now I'm watching Kate and John Plus Eight, a reality show that I am obsessed with. A set of twins and a set of septuplets. The twins are six now and the seps are four. Five girls, three boys.

Later I'll go to bed and read a few more pages of Tender to the Bone, which is a delightful memoir, perfect for a cookbook-loving, food-memoir admiring, non-cooking woman like me.

That's about it. Jack is upstairs working at his desk. Will is diving through hoops in Barcelona. That's pretty much it. I leave all the socializing to my friends, with whom I almost never socialize.  I just read about all their dinners and lunches out with each other, and about the plays and poetry readings and dance performances that they attend together, in chatty friendly groups.  And the museum exhibits and weddings that they go to. And the baseball games they go to. And the outings to Napa restaurants and wineries.

Oh look! Kate is taking the girls (the twins plus three of the seps) on an outing to the grocery store! Now they are making animal cookies!

Comments

[msmas]

A wonderful dog on one side and a pretty kitty on the other ~ what could be better? Not that I agree w/ your TV choice, but that's OK.

[Janine Kozanda]

I so enjoy your blog(s)! You are a kindred spirit. I too have checked out of the writing for publication rat race after sixteen years of obssessing over nothing but. Can't say why. Just don't care any more. It's probably a sign of personal growth. I am also looking for other creative/spiritual endeavors... yoga seems to be my true calling. I too socialize so infrequently any more I feel like I'm becoming a hermit. It must be a middle-aged thing? Let's not talk about the state of my house... And yesterday while I was walking my dogs, I saw a mother duck with nine baby ducklings trailing behind her, I thought DAMN, I should really carry a camera! :)

[jill]

I, too, watch John and Kate Plus Eight........not sure exactly why. Maybe it's in the genes.....