kids have been reminding me for a week that i'm taking them swimming today, and i didn't disappoint. we swam for a while, and then, since rehearsal was cancelled for today, and nina just happened by, and it was a beautiful day, we took our bikes on a 13km round trip and picked 9kg of blueberries. the way there was a repeat of yesterday - easy going and fun, just a few tricky-to-bike spots where we got a little nervous but everyone was doing a good job listening. the way back took 3 times as long, and we ended up walking the last 2km, since nobody wanted to be second in line on the bike. it makes sense, given the school, the swimming, the bike ride, and the sun.
i gave up and just headed off with nina alone, where phil and nina and i had dinner (we were full of blueberries, but blueberries are somehow not quite enough) the evening was nice and lasted long :)
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| blueberries as big as grapes |
i remember as a little girl, mary and i, probably 8 and 10, were picking blueberries, the tiny wild ones, on wachusett mountain, singing "ich armes welches teufli" in kanon, getting louder and louder, when the deep voice of a stranger said quietly, close by to us, "blueberries?" and one of us (i don't remember who) screamed, and the stranger was surprised by that reaction and went away shrugging his shoulders. i think we were both so embarrassed to be "caught" singing.
at home, there was a package with new strings waiting for me. when i put them on my viola i noticed a very tiny hairline crack in the middle, and got such anxiety from this new information that i couldn't sleep for several hours after that. i'll have to go find out what to do about that on monday....
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