To Crave…what will be one day.

I am listening to Soul Eyes by John Coltrane. What a Sultry piece. Perfect for a lazy Sunday morning like this one. I crave fresh figs, a Sunday paper that’s physically laying on my kitchen table, fresh squeezed orange juice, eggs to whisk,lips to kiss, and hugs to give to little, lively, bodies…

Shine On Me

 

Capturing the Sun beaming down on me

I am in a place near my job that’s centuries old, and alive with newly bloomed flowers and blossoms.

During Ramadan last year, I would come, sit and journal. I love it here in the spring. I love it in the summer and fall and on days when winter is kind. I am sitting down and allowing the sun to beam in on my face, through the trees. I feel like I want to stay here for time longer than 30 minutes (my lunch break) and shorter than forever…

Things to do on Lazy Saturday…in DC

I woke up this morning and I felt rested, haven’t felt this way in a while. I am visiting a friend of mine, in DC, who just bought a house. When I first arrived, she was still at work and use the opportunity to visit places in Silver Spring I often frequented when I lived there: the used book store on Monifant, the natural hair store, across the street where I would get locs maintained.

Over the past two days I have been here, I have been to the Whole Food market where I used to shop for groceries, and one of the guys even noticed me and said, “How have you been?” This surprised me — we used to just say hi to one another and go on our way when I lived there. I noticed that Hollywood Videos is not there anymore, I used to rent my DVDs there…and the memories came to me of Borders and Moby Dick, Persian Restaurant, slow cooked food with a fast food appeal. Although my friend’s home is not in Silver Spring, we met each, for the first time when we both lived in the area and now she is one of my closest friends. So, it is no surprise that we spent some time there. It’s been great playing “visitor” having once called this place home.
As I write this, I am thankful for good friends and even for the breakfast I had this morning which included some of this fruit salad I made to accompany dinner two nights ago. This along with a cup of ginger tea and the book I bought from the used book store, Danticat’s “Farming of the bones” makes for a wonderful, beautiful, lazy Saturday morning in DC.

Click!

I am excited, I just ordered a camera on Amazon — a Canon PowerShot. It’s inexpensive and really good. There must be something about spring, I just completed a goal of mine that I have been putting off for some time.