Redemption
Yesterday I put the memory card and the batteries back into my digital camera: it WORKS!! On one level it’s a small thing, but now I can put aside that “small” shame until the next dumb mistake.
We, in the Robson Valley, participated in an “Ice Cream Social ” on Saturday. The event is held annually as a fundraiser for the community of “Dunster”: their hall and their school. Most locals bring pies or cakes, and we all pay $6 for all-you-can-eat ice cream, and those other goodies. Several hundred people came to this function. There is a dance afterward, which we didn’t stay for, but is fun and burns calories. I believe the calories went directly to my hips.
We had Sunday breakfast with our friend Dale, whose wife usually comes but who was away for the weekend, and my friend whose feelings I stepped on three weeks ago (see previous entry). I was quite self conscious and nervous about my sensitive friend’s potential for taking anything I say in the wrong way. I replayed “tapes” in my mind all the rest of the day, believing I might have offended my friend again, just by saying “Oh?” to something she said. It’s the truth; she seemed to think that, when I said “Oh?” she had to defend and justify a statement she had just made about how much money she spends locally. She did NOT have to justify anything, and I was genuinely interested in all she had to say. My friend seemed agitated and I sensed some kind of “danger”.
Then, last night Gary and I went to the home of friends in Dunster (who wouldn’t want to be named). We had an awesome meal of Swiss steak, rice, garden peas, salad, and fruit salad for dessert. We ALWAYS have a delightful dinner and visit at that place, and typically I get a bit giddy on wine and interrupt my husband (and probably others) too much. He forgives me, it seems.
Today I don’t have dogs to groom, but I’ve noticed that a small patch of WILD raspberries can be picked. Perhaps some red currants are ready as well. How FAST the summer is flying by, and I’m not sure, but it seems like the berries are ahead of their usual time. I don’t keep that kind of diary faithfully enough to have for reference. I’m surprised if anything IS ahead, because we had only two days in June where it didn’t rain at least a bit, so, not much sunshine either.
I’ll just keep making preserves and working in the gardens and kennels as needed.
There are six dogs and a budgie who are guests here.
Take care, everyone.
~Ann
