this weekend was exactly what i needed: a lot of time and space. we have a bad habit of loading up our weekends with tasks and social dates. this weekend we just took the dogs for long walks yesterday and today; gave them a bath today, too, since the temperature went up above freezing, and they were consequently covered in mud. i went out to the bookstore yesterday, got us a couple new books each. swung by the fancy burger place for supper. we curled up on the couch and watched a few more episodes of fall of the house of usher. after we bathed the dogs today and my partner called her parents, i did some laundry, some vacuuming, a little light cleaning. the evening stretches outward. i'm blessed for time.
i need to practice tomorrow too, both fiddle and guitar. i've been falling behind, knowing i have this day where i can spend an hour or two on each instrument. here's hoping i get back on track. i guess it depends how fast i can read that book, whether the poem comes. we'll see, we'll see. my day off surprisingly full.
postscript: it is diwali; there are all kinds of fireworks going off around the house. my younger dog barked for a minute, but has settled down, gone back to sleep. this is growth.