Summer, just in time for Fall

[rolanni]

Steve and I went to the ocean yesterday. The weather was sunny and hot, which was Just Perfect for the beach, though it intends to remain that way for the foreseeable future, which is not so Perfect, as I am no longer at the beach.

But! Yesterday, I walked miles along the ocean's edge, intending to pay my respects to Googin's Rock. Alas, the tide was in sufficiently to thwart my plan, and curtail my walk. Which is, perhaps, just as well. Googin's Rock is chancy at the best of times.

In the evening, kinzel and I strolled out to Venetia's. On the way, we stopped at a local shop to, yanno, Look Around. Fifteen minutes later, we left with a denim shirt for himself with Old Orchard Beach* embroidered over the breast pocket, and a pair of hand-crafted and signed! pewter tree earrings for me, a gift from my husband.

We dined on diner fare, which is how one dines at Venetia's, then betook ourselves downtown, wandered the amusement park and the upstreet shops, went out on The Pier, sat in the square and people watched over a cup of gelato, and bye-n-bye regained our room.

It was a relaxing interlude, and I wish we could've stretched it into days. Unfortunately, I'm Needed (ahem) at the day-job on Monday, which ought to be, um, Interesting.

Tomorrow, I read Carousel Tides, which means that tonight I write an InfoDump, and perhaps prepare the Big Pile of Carpe Diem for auction.

What're y'all doing for fun?

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*Why is it that all of one's denim shirts wear out at once?

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[redpimpernel.livejournal.com]

Today's entertainment consisted of the Oconomowoc Art Show, on Lake Fowler which included sun & sweating with a lake view. Followed by lunch, then a stroll at the Milwaukee County Zoo which included sun & sweating with an animal view. (Made my 10,000 steps). We are now awaiting pizza before heading out with company to see either Hurt Locker or Julie/Julie at the movie theater.

[mardott.livejournal.com]

My Day of Impersonating a Tourist (yesterday) has just been posted on my blog, if you are inclined to take a peek.

There are pictures, but no chocolate, alas. We did, however, have gelato.

[queenmaggie.livejournal.com]

they all wear out at the same time, because they were all bought at the same time (and so on ad infinitum....)

[pakwa26.livejournal.com]

Had a bowl of Sultana Bran & a banana, unmade the bed, did several loads of washing, went looking at two houses (with my friend the house-hunter), had brunch (eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, bacon & sourdough no butter), had a new mattress delivered (latex, pillow top, very luxe), had the old mattress taken off to the recycling centre, made the bed, tidied, read the paper, put out several loads of washing, drank tea, had a nap, made toasted cheese & tomato sandwiches for dinner, read quite a lot of very funny things at "Not Always Right", which is a great source of inspiration for all of us who serve in any way, watched an episode of Stargate Atlantis Season 3 & flicked through Simon Jenkin's England's Thousand Best Houses whilst eating said toasted cheese & tomato sandwich. Phew. Yours sounds nicer.

Day tripping

[jwadams.livejournal.com]

My wife and I went down to Half Moon Bay yesterday in partial celebration of her birthday (picnic/party on Saturday was the other part). A tasty brunch overlooking the ocean, some tide pool exploration, and a little poking around some shops later, we came home quite content.