This one's for all the people who like pictures more than words.

it feels like i fell off the edge of the earth.


Or something like that. It's saturday and the fam is all working and playing and doing their thing and I am . . . wondering what to do. I guess it is good to rest, but it's hard to stop the body when the mind is going 110% Everyone's great. I'm staying in James' slash Julie's sewing room. Lisa is all so organized and dinners happen every day at pre-scheduled times. I haven't don't much work/book stuff this week. Sort of trying to find my feet.



So here's some photo's to help you see where I am. I'm going to walk downtown today with the camera so I can show you my surroundings. Tonight I'm going to "Singing in the Rain" at a local theatre or something.. I'm not sure. Last night a guy came through -he'd just come from Langley Ethical Addictions - he was doing a "show".. you know, the gig trip. Anyway, we traded CD's and I'm listening to his tunes right now. Apparently you can check him out on my space - destroynateallen, or the website by virtually the same address. It can give you the same ambiance while you read that I am experiencing while I write.


A book shelf.

The front door.






I love hearing from you all. thank you. I'm looking forward to church tomorrow. I'm hoping it feels normal. HAH!! Oh life. It is good and now I need to get my brain into the open air and shake out some craziness. Apparently I say "pasta" funny and they had never heard of "pencil crayons" only "colored pencils" and "crayons" and it turned into a crazy misunderstanding and circular conversation.

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Heidi Karlsson said…
yup. just i have to be here until we get me some rug and fix the wall. you know. 5 girls do not a house fix.
11:58 AM
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