summer absence..

so, hi! i haven't posted anything of substance this summer because it's been too beautiful outside to sit on the computer and write. i have been working on fiction writing, but in a notebook so i can take it outside in the yard or when i am riding the bus someplace.
things that have been happening:
1. the chickens started laying eggs! at first it was freaky to eat them because we are so disconnected from our food sources, it seemed like eating someone's poo. and it's strange to see stella running around with a worm hanging out of her mouth and know that whatever she eats is going to end up in the egg. hmm. i am thinking of putting them on different diets to see what effect that will have on the taste of the eggs. for example.. what would a steady diet of marshmallows make the yolks taste like? what about frosted flakes? rhubarb?
2. my running has fallen off, big time. i am unconcerned. my extremist self wants to sign up for the ironman on the moon competition, but my other self (the one that likes to sleep ten hours a night and thinks that popcorn makes a fine dinner)thinks this is dumb. they are duking it out presently.
3. i spent as much time as possible reading, writing and thinking this summer, and trying to spend time at the beach with my family. it's been a good one, in an unflashy way. i am unenthused about the advent of SCHOOL. it looms. like a giant cloud of stink on the horizon.
4. i am hoping to start a food blog soon, detailing the places i eat out and the food that i am making at home. more to come when the rain starts in earnest.

xo xo