Flora in sunlight
Skype drawing
black marker on bond paper
8 1/2 x 11 inches
Barbara Muir © 2009
by Ann Patchett. Then we went down to see what
Salsa on St. Clair is like -- It was about a two block walk
away, and they'd closed off the street for the event.
We watched Salsa dancers demonstrating, took in the
crowds enjoying the music, came home and pitted
enough cherries for at least two more pies, then had
dinner on the back porch, and shared Steven's fresh
baked cherry pie with friends.
I remember the chores of my childhood included
pitting cherries. It seemed like all summer
long we picked blueberries, blackberries, currants,
even wild strawberries in the little woods across the
street from our house. I wish I'd known then --
complaining of the heat and the time away from
my friends -- how blessed I was to be living with
a mother who wanted us to enjoy these treats
and the wonderful jam and pies she made.
The weather is totally unusual for July, which can be
so stifling you can't go outdoors. It was perfect
today, and is going down to 12 degrees Celsius tonight
(that's just over 53 Fahrenheit), which is typically late
August weather. Lucky for us, because we're having
a garbage strike in Toronto, and high heat could make
it untenable.
I'm showing you a Skype drawing I did today of my
friend Flora, in Nova Scotia. I'm thinking about her
because she's moving into a dream, 100 year old
farmhouse this weekend. The place is just gorgeous.
Have a loving-the-summer day.
