Sunrise 6:49 am as seen from the deck in my pajamas. Not too shabby a way to begin the day after Thanksgiving and the day holds much promise. After a dump run, we're heading to the St. George Yuletide celebration. We hope to time our arrival so that we have a soup lunch at the Oceanview Grange in Martinsville. Proceeds will benefit the St. George Fuel Assistance Fund--last year the fund helped more than 20 families and this year, well, we think the need might be even greater.
Later today, we'll make a run up to Camden. There's a wonderful second hand bookstore and I want to scout an original copy of the Beans of Egypt, Maine. I reread the book in just about one sitting on Wednesday and was smacked upside the head (once again) by the genius of the author. And now having lived here for six years, I see the honesty in her writing. I read the original the year that I graduated from college and it made a deep impression--it also taught me Maine sayings like 'downcellah' and 'Christly' long before I ever moved here--but in 1995, Carolyn Chute released her "finished version" of the book. It's different-not better or worse, I guess, but edited. I'd like to have a copy of the original as I first read it.
Later tonight, we're goin' over the neighbors for a lobster dinner (the first of three meals of lobster this weekend--again, doin' our part and eatin' wicked many bugs to help the industry) and to discuss the letting of our place to them for Christmas. They've 20+ people coming in from Chicago for the holiday and need overflow sleeping, so.....
Beautiful picture. It must've been breathtaking "in real life".
Posted by: t5m | November 28, 2008 at 05:40 PM