Com-Pac 16

THIS is our new boat. And, at the bottom, our old boat. Vic went up to Northeast Sailboat Rescue (Freeport, ME) today and fell for the mini sheila. The little Com-Pac will be delivered the week after Independence Day.

Vic's van does not actually have a trailer hitch; he parked it so as to be able to "visualize" a trailer hitch.

And yes, John and Sue and Tress, this means we should be able to take you out sailing. As soon as the licensing and permitting and transferring and stickering phase is done.

Yes, Ten

It's true, I've added ten new posts today. And I will add one more, after this one. I'm not saying that I won't get back into a funk -- things are not going my way, at the moment -- but for today, I'm feeling pretty, pretty good. Going out to see a (musically speaking) funk band in 10 minutes!

At Last

We have a few more colors in our blooms! I'm still planning to go through last year's posts to see exactly what the loosestrife and monarda have eaten up. Of course, my favorite is the black hollyhock.

Vegetables

And still no picture of the herb garden! You can see that we've enjoyed a whole bok choy. This pics are from a couple weeks ago.

Crocosminuts

This crocosmia was budding behind Dunkin Donuts. Can you see the bud?

Cats

From today: This is, despite appearances, a cat fight. Our cat (the gray one) circled the ginger one in slow-mo, with much hissing and related expressions of displeasure. The ginger one got up and raced off.

Tom

Tom (who worked for me in a specialized therapeutic program, three summers in a row) had his open house today, for completing his bachelor's degree. I got to meet both of his nanas and his mom and dad, and his sister, plus I got to talk to his Aunt Bern, who is a friend. It made my whole day feel bright, and I hope his day was equally so.