Today is mine and Spooky's seventh anniversary. Though we actually met in New Orleans in '99, it was a longish courtship, and we didn't get around to the commitment until 2002. But, yeah, seven years. Kind of boggles the noodle.
Not a lot to say about the first part of yesterday. I'm having a perfectly awful time trying to find THE END of "The Sea Troll's Daughter." As
Later, we got out of the house, and drove down to Spooky's parents' farm in South County. It was a wonderful sort of New England summer evening. Cloudy, but warm. Clouds that threatened rain, but no rain. As we drove south, a mist settled over everything, and it was all we could do not to drive all the way to Moonstone or Narragansett. But it was a good visit with her folks. We saw Spider Cat and visited with the Steamsquid. Spooky retrieved a small fraction of her truly vast vinyl collection. Her dad gave us greens from the garden. At her mom's koi pond, we surprised a gorgeous little Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis). The blueberries and apples are getting ripe. We stayed almost until dark. It was so quite and green, after the noise of Federal Hill, I don't think either of us wanted to come back to the city.
And there are photographs:
A water lily in the koi pond, closing for the night.
Ripening blueberries.
Spooky examining the apples.
Spooky's dad cutting mustard greens.
View to the south.
View to the north, mist settling over the barn.
The final resting place of the Moonstone Steam Squid (or is it?).
Photographs Copyright © 2009 by Caitlín R. Kiernan and Kathryn A. Pollnac
Okay. The platypus says I must, must, must go now.
But! I also have a video clip that I'll try to upload to YouTube later today. Oh, and watch for micro-excerpt #12 from The Red Tree at greygirlbeast.
- Current Location:Hebes Mensa
- Current Mood:
much better
- Current Music:NIN, "The Greater Good"
Comments
That looks like a lovely evening.
I feel joy for both of you.
(Wow, I remember rereading the year zero entries when you mentioned your first anniversary together and that doesn't seem six years ago...)
I think we have pretty much the same sensation.
Now the Moonstone Steam Squid ... which book/story was that in again?
Edited at 2009-07-03 08:02 pm (UTC)
Now the Moonstone Steam Squid ... which book/story was that in again?
Nary a one. The steamsquid was discovered by Spooky, Sonya, and myself, while exploring the southern shore of Card Pond at Moonstone Beach, back in early February. A few days later, Spooky and I returned and relocated it, and hauled it back to Providence. Then it was taken to Saunderstown some months later. This is all recounted in various LJ entries.
Our fifth (of cohabitating) is tomorrow.
Then I will wish you both a happy anniversary today, as I'll likely have forgotten by tomorrow.
I can fully empathize with the time-passing weirdness, as we just celebrated our 18th a few days ago, which rather boggles the mind when I let it try and wrap around the idea.
Regarding the story - if 'The Sea Troll's Daughter' is the kind of story that's told, not read, then have you tried telling it out loud to Spooky? If you start telling her the story, then perhaps you'll tell her the end, too....