I loved today.  I think this was the first time in months I felt completely calm.  The writing went well.  The story is coming together.  It will be a challenge to finish it by the end of August, but it no longer seems like the Impossible Dream.

The sunset is spectacular and the batteries in my camera are dead.  So I’m sorry I can’t share it with you.  My friend Ruth (of sewing machines and animal rescue in RI) called me last weekend to remind me to watch for the Northern Lights, but Saturday was overcast.  Maybe tonight there will be something, as the sky is a brilliant shade of neon tangerine and layers of pink and blue.

Tonight I baked cakes, using a new recipe from a blog I found while googling gluten-free coffee cakes and apricots.   Check it out here for the recipe, which involves chopped fresh apricots and strawberries, along with ground almonds and raw sugar.  I’ve no clue what it will taste like, but the batter was delicious and so is the smell coming from the oven.

Yesterday Dancing Mandolin Player and I went to see “Savages”, my brother’s movie.  He warned me about the violence; I promised to close my eyes during the gruesome scenes, and I did.  Since I have nothing in common with drug dealers or gorgeous wealthy Californians, it was easy to stay one-step removed from the crazy tension and I really enjoyed the strange characters and the action.  DMP and I debated the ending(s) and the characters’ motivations over wine and plates of coconut shrimp at Trinity.

An excellent evening.  Of course, no trip to town would be complete without a stop for groceries so we bought more canning supplies before hauling our tired selves home.

DMP would like you all to know that she won the Grand Prize at a local fundraiser (attended by hundreds) Saturday night, so she now has her very own, very cool bicycle.

 You go, girlfriend!!!