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Archive for May 17th, 2003

Hammock/Porch Day

Saturday, May 17th, 2003

building in Jamaica, picture by LynnHWell, it was 74 degrees F outside when I got home from work, so I promptly went out on the porch, hung up the hammock we bought in Mexico several years ago, and took a nap. Total luxury! Usually our street is pretty busy because of traffic between two related hospitals, and since houses are so close together you can usually hear a lawn mower or two, or five. But today, the traffic was quiet and there was not a single mower. I slept for, get this: one and a half hours! I was sooo tired! I did have to wrap up in a comforter because a hammock is really created for tropical weather and can get very chilly quickly… but I had the nap of my life. (Picture is one I took at least 4 years ago in Jamaica, it has nothing to do with today’s story other than it is tropical as well.)

Yesterday several of us from Habibi Dancers danced at the Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” at Eaton Rapids High School. It was fun but freeeeezing cold out there on the track/football field at 60 degrees and a brisk breeze (that is, in dance costumes). We had some technical difficulties with the music (their tape player didn’t work so we danced as many things as we could to CDs we had with us). This required us to punt a bit to do the show, but the audience didn’t mind one bit. Some of the girls around perhaps 10-11 years old, asked us to autograph their T-Shirts. Very cute. I took a whole roll of regular film so I’ll share goodies from that here someday.

In minor-bummer news, I left my knitting at Foster Center, and they are now closed up tight until Monday morning. Pout! I had a bag with all my current knitting in it. A pair of sox in planning stages (the handpainted yarns for it) was in there, and a pair of sox for Brian, for waiting-in-line knitting, and my lovely Fortissima Colori Cabled Sweat Sox. Those are getting so beautiful! I was planning to take them to the East Lansing Art Fair tomorrow, but now I have to figure out a Plan B.

Off to find some knitting, because it is guild day at the East Lansing Art Fair tomorrow. Some of my fave local bands are playing, including Steppin’ in It (2:30 Main Stage) and Mystic Shake (Noon, Stage West). The Uptown Band is opening main stage at 11:30. The thought of rushing somewhere at 11:30 on my day off doesn’t appeal much but if I can get a cup of tea and run over there, I haven’t heard Uptown Band for a long time and they are fab. (I realize other people don’t think of 11:30 as an early start time, but remember that I typically go to bed between 1-2 a.m., and I do not wake up quickly.)

I think we will be knitting near the second stage (parking lot at Albert and Abbott), so that will be fun. Knitting, good conversation and live music. What a great combination!

Sharon P. writes that she will be there at 1pm. I don’t remember being assigned a time to be there, so will go when I am awake and alert. I’m pretty sure to close the event, in any case. Do stop over if you are in the area!