A Day-Dreamy Day

This houseboat caught my eye and my fancy. Blustery day in the mid-60's sent me out for an awning strap but after pricing them and seeing them, I opted for a good strong length of nylon rope and a bungie cord. Awnings are rolling up all around me but I am fairly well protected here and tied down even more securely.

A lady came by escorted by her husband. She had a nifty little Acer notebook computer, gift from her son in law, that had her completely frustrated. She was a French speaker but facile in English and we spent about an hour figuring things out. I told her if it didn't work to come back and we would go to the WiFi spot at the library together. She and her hubby came back with a gift bottle of good wine and a happy smile. She had success and was emailing and quite pleased with herself and me. Very nice.

I made spaghetti sauce and spaghetti, salad, and drank wine all the while- finishing a nice Oregon Syrah, not the gift Cotes du Rhone Villages 2005, plugged the iPod into the speakers in the the screen house, and started out in the Disco era and ended up with Carly Simon in the dark. Though my romancing days are over, I have some dandy memories. No sense of regret and fully cognizant that delight in the night comes at great expense in the daylight. Back in the day, it was completely worth it-these are the days of diminishing returns. Took a long hot shower. Walked the dog. Life is good.