Ford Mustang, baby.

I've been seeing these cars around more and more often of late. I can't get over how hot they are.

Nostalgia

Today, after breakfast, I recalled that at one time I would have spent a day like today running around outside in bare feet, eating nothing but apples for lunch, spending the evening on books and drawings and would have had no email or Facebook to check. What happened?

fabrics

I have so many plans for these lovely fabrics! I'm thinking of a summer dress [I recently bought a pattern], a bag and perhaps a shirt?

Accomplishments

> I finished Tara's bag today. The outside is a deep, slippery blue and the lining is grass green. I think she's going to die when she sees it. In fact, I wish I had made it for myself.

> I weeded the garden. Earned $30 and a sun-tan.

> I reached Chapter VII of Atlas Shrugged, "How Analogy Makes Meaning" in I Am A Strange Loop, Chapter 31 of Genesis, started Part I [The Knight's Tale] of The Canterbury Tales and finished Do Hard Things. Not bad.

> I added 5 new friends to Facebook.

> I started work on a short story.

The return from camp, and a simply splendid shirt.

I bought it at Winners last week. I like it a lot.

I have just returned from several days at Camp Nakamun: the "Counselors in Training" camp. It was fun, if not a little grating. It consisted mostly of sitting through sessions on how to be a good leader, a good role model and how to deal with certain situations. It was informative and necessary for the work I will be doing later this summer. I now know what to expect, how to act and generally how the camp works.

But, apart from that [including all the praying aloud, 'small group' discussions, Biblical reflection and revisions of "Jesus loves you"], we had time for other fun camp activities; namely paint ball, the zip line, The Amazing Race, climbing the climbing wall, campfire, kitchen duty, etc. I also received a massive paint ball welt [truly a red badge of courage] and rode in my first kayak.

My fellow campers were also nice. That was more than I had hoped.

It was however, very lovely to get home, shower and eat a decent meal.

I'm excited for this week. Time for more reading, film watching, sewing and sun-tanning. I'm happy.

fireworks

home alone

Yogurt, spinach, cherries, milk, watermelon, tea, chips, cookies and The Fearless Vampire Killers.

I haven't been home alone and frivolous in a long time.

I feel twelve.