Wed. May 21, 2025: Back Working at the Kitchen Table

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Waning Moon

Pluto Retrograde

Dreary and cold

Gosh, we hit the middle of the week quickly, didn’t we?

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Bea got into all kinds of mischief yesterday morning. Between her Abyssinian lineage and her tortie-tude, she’s a sassy little handful sometimes. But so smart and so cute.

The painters were working right in front of my office. It wasn’t that loud, so I worked on the kitchen table instead. How many years of working on kitchen tables as a writer did it take to have a dedicated home office, and here I am, writing on the kitchen table again. Too funny.

I wrote my thank you to the Athena Project, and put their next reading in my calendar. Unless I have a Public Art Commission meeting that night, I should be able to attend. Even if I do, since Athena is on mountain time, I might be able to get back in time. I would like to support them, even when I am not one of the featured playwrights. They sent me a feedback form, which I filled out, and I also created a quote they can use for grant applications.

I was thrilled to be confirmed as part of Another Large Poem with Word X Word at the Mount this July. This will be my fourth year with them, and it’s one of my favorite annual experiences. It happens the day before I drop off the textile piece for the group art show, which means I can’t be working on that piece at the last minute! Now, I eagerly await my words – I get one word for each direction, and I have 24 hours to write each short poem.

Did some work on the June newsletter because June isn’t far away!

The painters started hauling up equipment to work on the back balcony, so I migrated to the living room, but they were also hammering and using the saw in the front.

However, I managed to turn around 4 small script coverages. Confirmed a meeting for tomorrow.

Spent the rest of the afternoon on the ghostwriting project. I made good progress, but I’m still not working quickly enough. However, I will push through and get it done.

I was delighted to stop for the afternoon and go to yoga. It was a great class, lots of familiar faces, and a new service dog. (One of the class participants is blind and brings her service dog. She’s got three retired service dogs at home that sometimes visit, too). Dogs love yoga so much.

Home, heated up leftovers, read a little bit. An old friend who is an artist is clearing out her work, and sent me a lovely piece completely framed and beautifully done. I have to find the right place to hang it (it’s on temporary display). I’m honored by so generous and thoughtful a gift.

Slept reasonably well, up early, fed the cats, hauled the laundry to the laundromat, and had it back home by seven.

It looks like the painters are using replacement siding and not paint on the house. I hope that’s not the case, because I really don’t like this color. It’s too light and neutral, and will look dingy within six months.

We have a big storm coming in tonight and all day tomorrow. I’m cancelling my plans for this evening and hunkering down. Hopefully, the power will stay on tomorrow so I can finish the ghostwriting and get it in on time Friday morning. I would think the painters couldn’t work in a storm, so they will probably do as much as they can today, although it looks like we’ll have a cloudburst any minute.

I have to replace the batteries in the thermostat. It’s been about two years since I had to do that. I hope I remember how. If it’s going to be cold and nasty for the next few days, I don’t want to be without heat. Although if the power fails, we will be. The fact that gas heat is controlled by an electrical switch irks me.

Better get to it, hadn’t I? A lot to get done today, while I can.

Have a good one!