052010
i don’t know why i made this gray and dreary image of a backyard in Fredericksburg, Texas representative of my upcoming (tomorrow!) trip. i know it won’t look like that *there*. just because it looks like that *here* - and has for WEEKS, it seems. gray gray gray. rain rain rain. Texas will be warm and sunny. i will probably sweat and ask for the air-conditioner. i won’t like putting on my swimsuit to get into the big horse trough of a pool with little Kathy, but it will feel good once i am in it. i’ll get to hang out with Margaret. and my sisters. and my mama. it will all be great. if only Betsy could be there, too. but she is in the middle of all kinds of LA things right now and cannot leave. i miss her. i will miss King Tubby and i hope he doesn’t die while i am gone. he does not seem like he will. but my fingers will be crossed. although he is still lame and his left leg and hip are swollen, he doesn’t seem “sick” - just lazier. he doesn’t seem to be in pain and i am glad. he is 11. i know he won’t stick around forever, but … NOT YET, King T! ok?
i have been in a doldrum and it will be very good to go away.
i’m all packed. i hope i can sleep.
bye.