Cottage vignettes

[vaneramos]

[Lindsay Public Library] I dropped the girls off and came in for a few minutes to check my email. The library closes at 5 so I haven't much time. I'm looking forward to having the cottage to myself until Sunday afternoon, when my parents return.

The Northern Lights were moderately bright the night before last, just a wide white band over the horizon, silhouetting the tallest trees on the far shore. A few streaks of light shot upward. The lake was still reflecting the whole show, with stars. Two barred owls answered one another in the woods and loons called in the distance. It was eerie and wonderful.

I've been a bad influence this week, turning Marian on to Rufus Wainwright and Bette Middler.

We've had some hilarious times. The other day in Robinson's General Store she said, "I love hardware stores! I think I'm becoming a lesbian. Can we go to Canadian Tire?"

Yesterday at Queen Street North, a hip boutique in Huntsville, Brenna pointed out this pin: "God was my co-pilot, but we crashed in the mountains and I ate him." A terse summary of my life, but it gave all three of us a laugh.

Thanks to Zig and Mike for transcribing my phone posts. Take care everyone.

Comments

[missprune.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the good giggles. Your girls are a trip! Loons, lake, owls, northern lights... who could ask for more?

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Not much. I'm already missing the lake, and it was very hard to leave, considering that we might not have a chance to return to the cottage this summer. Oh well, new adventures are in store.

[songdogmi.livejournal.com]

I love the "God was my co-pilot" pin--made me burst out laughing, so it might be good that I'm alone at the moment and don't have to explain... I also loved the description of the night with the northern lights and the owls and loons.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Nights like that are some of the most memorable experiences of my life.

[dakoopst.livejournal.com]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Both your daughters have your sense of humor, I see...LOL

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Sometimes Marian is the only one who understands my humour.

[eloquentwthrage.livejournal.com]

I've been a bad influence this week, turning Marian on to Rufus Wainwright and Bette Middler.

She'll probably be a fag hag by default anyway. Why not hurry her training along?

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

I would hesitate to attach that label to Marian. Her identity is emerging as something more complicated. ;-)

[eloquentwthrage.livejournal.com]

All in good fun, of course. Your children, like you, will be multi-faceted to the Nth degree, surely.