Okay.
Playing off the last topic, so many months ago . . . vertigo.
Yep, that's the theme.
Too much going on and not enough time for thought. A summer of writing deadlines, writing workshops, backpacking trips and a LOT of time at Chimayo floating the rivers, cooling off in the swimming hole with the kids and dogs, hiking and biking--in general, just hiding out from civilization. If only it was possible. . .
In September, I destroyed my laptop with a tipped-over glass of red wine. Poof. It doesn't take much. And the loss was great. A week later, Zorro developed a bowel obstruction from a pair of red plaid boxer shorts and a 10 inch corn cob. Surgery ensued. And aspiration pneumonia. And an extended stay in the emergency vet hospital. The whole time we're thinking: we love this dog, we love him big time . . . we love him so much we'll pay any amount of money to make sure he gets better. But we were plagued by the fact that the money spent might feed an entire African village for a whole year, and then we felt frivolous. And too privileged. It was a difficult scene.
Anyway, it's taken me awhile to reconstruct everything; and it's taken me a really long time to feel up to doing the blog thing again.
On the blog front, Heather is a constant inspiration, with her candid and insightful observations; her deep commentary on life. And I hope to keep it up this time. And I hope to be more focused and concise. Basically, I hope to write things that mean something to someone else besides me.
And so, there you have it.
Chimayo Bound. Re-imagined . . .
Photo:
vicki and peg, Windom Peak, Chicago Basin
weninuche wilderness, colorado
september, 2007
6 comments:
I was just thinking of you. I hope that everyone at your house is doing well.
Oh! What a nice thing to say. The truth is, I write what I most want to write, mostly. In fact, sometimes I think it's writing about the most ridiculously trivial things that leads to the best result. I guess sometimes I just need to be tricked into writing!
so glad you're still here! what a few months you have had. i look forward to catching up in person very soon!!!
More important, exactly what kind of red wine was it?
I'm sorry to hear that you've had such a challenging few months, but I'm really glad to see you back on the blog. I've been disappointed not to see anything new for so long. i'm glad you're back, and I'm looking forward to reading more of your writing soon.
Wow, neat photo! Bummer about the laptop. At least it met with an honorable demise. Not like bad fast food coffee or something like that.
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