Late In the Day

Two More Sleeps

This is a first, posting at 10 pm. I got home at 9:30, a full hour earlier than usual. I had a busy day but it had some great points. I have some friends who make it to the island every five years or so. We've been trying to get together but with conflicting schedules, have not been able to. We finally managed to get together this morning for coffee. They are living at a beach house for the month but I just couldn't make it. We had some great laughs and caught up as much as you can in a couple of hours. They spend their winters in southeast Asia, the lucky dogs!

My daughter and I are both pretty excited about the upcoming week. She's so pumped she'd finding sleep difficult. It's only one more sleep for her. She's spending one night in Nova Scotia before she lands here. She's going to arrive on PEI a few hours before my son and his family. She wants to get her share of hugs.

Look at the photos of my grandchildren. You can see why I can't wait. I haven't seen them in a year and a half. I got an email from my little grandson tonight. It has a photo of him sitting in a suitcase. He's ready to travel. My granddaughter is excited about seeing my ducks.

I've got a wonderful version of My Girl by John Hiatt and Loudon Wainwright III. Loudon also brings us our second song, Daughter.

Sun Time

I could use another day off but it's not to be. I fell asleep on the couch before ten and had one of the best sleeps in a long time. I was making up for lost sleep, perhaps?

One month today my grandkids will be waking up in beds here at my house. I am so looking forward to this time. The fact that I usually visit them in the spring but did not this year has made a difference. My little granddaughter was calling me Grandpa on the phone. That proves it's too long. It's a year and a quarter since I've seen her and she's only two and three quarters so she really can't remember me, I don't think. My daughter in law sends photos of the kids but I don't send any back. Number one, I don't want to break the camera. Two, I don't want to scare the kids.

We did not get the thunderstorm so the humidity is still here though there's a lovely breeze. When I'm finished here, I'm going outside until work time. I need some sunshine.

I've had John Hiatt's song, Have a Little Faith In Me, stuck in my head for days - ever since it played on a play list I was listening to while doing housework on Tuesday. If I put it up here maybe I can transfer it to someone else and pick up a new one for me. Here's John's version and a slow one by Patty Larkin.