Leaning Bones

Nov 17, 2009 by Naomi.

Light doesn’t come early this time in November but I wake at 5 am anyway. Today was my day “off” so to speak and last night I planned to get up when I woke today and get at writing my November novel. I did get some written but not a thousand words by a long shot. I had to get my yard waste can filled so it will be out by 7 am tomorrow for pickup. Well the activity of raking, bending over, and lifting rake-loads of leaves is no simple activity. Hauling leaves, most of which are from the neighbors trees not mine, is heavy work. I was worn out. So I took the rest of the day to recover. I had a big portfolio of art work in the living room and wanted it out of the way. I couldn’t move it without having a look at the stuff I did once upon a time.

My goodness what wonderful stuff! I was so enamored that I photographed the drawings I did for Art 101at the University of Minnesota, Duluth branch, I guess over 40 years past. I made a movie of them and want to put it up on Salmonriver or Sherer to show off. The photography took time and toll as well. The pencil and wash drawings are on 30 x 40 inch paper so I laid them on the floor to capture them with my COOLPix. I guarantee that anything you lean over to do at least 150 times wears on the vertebra’s. I really didn’t take into account the leaf raking but that had to be a factor.

Last night I went to the Pasco City Council meeting in which the six men and one woman accepted a request from Planned Parenthood to locate a clinic on Court street. Hooray! Pasco has the distinction of having the highest teenage pregnancy in the state. I think the clinic will make a difference in that statistic. The anti-abortion group of all things were picketing with signs “Abortions hurt women” as if that was what PP would be doing! I never had an abortion but I bet it would hurt. The group got nasty at the Council’s approval but were pushed out the door by the Sargent at arms who probably expected such outburst.

The telephone has been most active. I had an invitation to a special lunch at an old folks home, a request for $25 per month to the ACLU, call for Ron (when I said he is deceased they said his phone number would be deleted), and an indignant telemarketer who at first reminded me that I had not finished the requirements to receive a free laptop computer. She said I should finish but I refused to do the third requirement because I would not buy a DVD every month. She slapped down the receiver. Now I know who sponsored the ad to give away a “free” laptop.

Got my package of cranberries and a recipe for sauce to take to Cardinal’s for Thanksgiving. Little Nick was three in August so he will be entertaining. I will do my usual Freethought stuff on the winter solstice instead. Year’s past about six of us had a turkey at a member’s house. I will be back in Bellingham from December 2 until December 16. Just a real gadfly. Then an hour ago Ashton called and will fly up during her winter break so when Dan makes the arrangement I expect to have company from then until early January. Just the sort of thing to keep my brain working to keep up with my world. Life is full of wonderful surprises.

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