Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Four hundred.

I came across this delightful statement the other day:

A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
~ Thomas Mann, Essays of Three Decades, 1947

Unfortunately, while this statement may be true, it doesn't imply that the inverse is also true. Alas.

This is the 4ooth blog post since Scattered Wits inception on 12/27/06. Now that wasn't so hard, was it?

Monday, August 23, 2010

There are few hours more agreeable.

Looking at this picture makes me wish it were closer to 4 o'clock. Putting off unpacking with a cup of tea would be even nicer than blogging as procrastination.

On Saturday as I was searching for my college ID card in preparation for heading to storage alone to pick up my boxes, I got a call from Javan. The Port Orchard Miners had just made a pot of tea in Joel's new dorm room. There were fresh peaches too. Did I want to come by? Of course, and I'd bring saltines and nutella along with me. I found my ID buried under a pile of sundry belongings and jumped on the bike.

Yesterday I had tea with my friend Susanna and her mother. It was lovely. I'll be putting the kettle on in about 40 minutes. Who would like to come by?


Saturday, August 14, 2010

A Day with Megan is a Good Day

Wedding Weekend

The day after my last day of work my friends Arwen and Nick got married. It was a lovely, celebratory end for a summer in Wheaton.

I got to know Arwen's family a little my freshman year when they were living in Wheaton on HMA. It was great to see her mom and sister again at this bridal shower and also get to meet her mother-in-law (who is wonderful and I wish had also lived in Wheaton on HMA one year. Alas. )

Bridesmaid responsibilities including buying toule and attaching it to bows that would be tied to the pews in the sanctuary. Because of my skill at converting inches to feet I saved us from buying about 12 times as much as we needed. Close call that.

For obvious reasons, Barnabas was left behind bars while we tied bows. He did not approve.

Sometimes Erin and I are a little goofy.

Arwen Grace

all ready, waiting upstairs

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Martin