Orange Peel

In your story,
you pressed your hands flat
against the table--
a demonstration of an orange peel
laid out the way map-makers
outline the continents and oceans.

The impossible possible,
I wanted to know
what it felt like to be drawn--
a demonstration of how
to make sense of the world,
skin beneath your palms.

From Left-overs for a Queen(s)

- Homemade hummus from curried chickpeas
- Tuna in salt water with mayo, lime juice, green onion, red onion, salt and pepper
- Grilled corguettes, peppers and baby corn
- Pomodoro tomatoes & broccoli, raw
- Boiled broad beans with salt and soy
- Baguette and Ryvlia crackers
- Chenin Blanc

* Hot chocolate with evaporated milk OR Chocolate Eclair OR Gu Brownies OR Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies for dessert

That'll do.

Paris in Tooting

We couldn't afford to go to Paris this weekend--EuroStar sold out--so Paris came to Tooting. The clothesline is strung with fairy lights, clothing and clothespins in the order of the French flag and postcards from the Musee d'Orsay. We are 'Marie,' 'Claudette,' and 'Evelyn' enjoying rose champagne (read: cava) with camebert, croissant and Potomayo's French cafe music coming from 'the parlor.' We even have fresh flowers: red Gerber daises, white stalks, and a purple-blue variety that stops me in my tracks. We speak to our kindly neighbors in broken French--bonjour, petit pois, oui--and plan bolognese for dinner. We make our own lives.

For Tuesday - The Recovery

The adrenaline
from writing is the most in-
tense experience.

And...I'm back!!

Man, I've missed this placed. I'm back a day early, technically speaking, since I did leave you a video for Monday, but I've finished my essays this evening and was bursting to write something non-university related!

Honestly, I think I've surprised myself with how much I missed having the daily 5-10-30-60 mins to reflect, write, and take time for myself. Writing here has become part of my routine, but more than that it has become a practice, a commitment I cherish and intend to keep.

So in considering about my upcoming official holiday from all things mandatory (work, university, dishes--OK, maybe not that last one), I have decided not to go on holiday again from writing once a day. Instead I think I'll give myself some extra time each day to put fingertips to keyboard...and maybe make some really good cups of tea.


Happy August, y'all!