A Short Story

Something I have started...

Victor glanced at his watch impatiently as he sipped his stale coffee. His mind danced around possible scenarios for her tardiness. Maybe it was car trouble again, no she probably overslept. He remembered how deep she slept especially on cold rainy mornings, when even a light sleeper like himself could have trouble leaving the warmth of his cocoon. His image of her in bed drifted, as he suddenly noticed the bright eyed waitress buzzing around him like the mist of raindrops falling. Finally she stopped as he hoped the rain would, asking if he needed more coffee. He accepted politely and then wished she would disappear and the one he waited for so impatiently would arrive.

His avidity had begun when she phoned late the previous day wanting to meet for coffee. Only a brief glimpse of her had she left on his voicemail. If only he had been home and not out browsing the local bookstore for the latest self-help catalog. He'd read so many since she left him eight months ago. Still he found himself searching for some answer hidden in their empty pages. Why had she left? Why had it been so detrimental. Couldn't he just move along like the million others in his shoes. "It takes time." his friends told him. Even his family had started to worry about his loss of weight and absence at family gatherings. He had a difficult time understanding his life himself so how could he explain her absence to his mother. Carmen, his eccentric sister had asked him to see her therapist, but Victor refused. He wasn't ready for the honesty that psychotherapy required. He chose to continue believing she would come back. In his mind she would return and things would be as they were, happy, he thought.

All you need is love

My mother's day card had a John Lennon quote on the front "all you need is love" &
I was feeling the love today... Got to sleep in, the sun was shining & Maddie played her first baseball game with the Aligators. I also got lots of hugs & kisses from my favortie people.

Making Comics

Jack is excited about making his own comics..here's peek!

Lilacs in Bloom

My neighbor surprised me today with a bundle of lilacs..I love little surprises like this. It was one of those days & just want I needed. We added it to our "nature table," by the front door. So far we have bird nests, a monarch butterfly & a few other dead insects. The kids love looking at these up close & it is pretty fascinating. Most of the time anything flying & buzzing they are are running around screaming about, so it's cool to inspect them up close.



I also sent my mother's day packages today to NC..I had fun making little gifts for my grandma, aunt, mom & sister. Here's a little peek at something I knitted for them.

Pause

I too was a four-leaf clover girl. I would spend my entire recess looking for them & store them away in a "Peanuts" Book. Nikki McClure's art takes me home. I love her reminder of pausing to remember we all are part of the earth, we are nature. Her art is just beautiful & I wish I could hang her all over my house!

Nikki McClure by Dicky Dahl from PatCastaldo on Vimeo.

Monday Music

I just got Carolina Chocolate Drops' Cd (Genuine Negro Jig) in the mail today!! I'm dancin & playing air banjo:) YAY!! This is one of my favorite songs on the album!!

Happy May Day!!

Guess who got a new bed today!!