There’s nothing like the distractions of summer to make one forget (almost) the news. And, however guilty I may feel about not persevering as the “eat your spinach” part of your weekly communications, I have no intention of writing about him who shall not be named…..at least not today……or about any of the other depressing items in the news.
The body has been relaxed and the soul enriched by concerts at Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony’s sylvan campus in the Berkshires. The lust for lobster has been partially sated by a visit to Ogunquit. We’ve even indulged in real ice cream (not low fat, not frozen yogurt, just the calorie-laden luscious ice cream of our childhood) at the High Lawn Farm in Lenox, where we enjoyed the indulgence face to face with the contented cows who made it possible. Our return to basics has been reinforced by our family visit to the Vineyard, surrounded by children, dogs, horses, swans and more (yes, fleas and ticks, but let’s not dwell on that).
The Red Sox are providing many fun moments this summer. Wimbledon, with the emergence of a 20-year-old victor, was riveting. Sons and grandchildren and more will gather for several birthday celebrations here next weekend. As George and Ira Gershwin observed, “Who could ask for anything more?”
Not even the days-long torrential rainstorms, the lightning, or the ravenous rabbits in our garden can diminish my contentment. So, dear reader, my message for today goes beyond carpe diem. Carpe minutem! And, no, I am not on anything.
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Marjorie Arons-Barron 
So refreshing!!!
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Hi Marjorie, old pal — Of course, I have to follow the dismals from DC for a living. However, sports is getting me through, as always.
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To paraphrase (misquote) Karl Marx, sports is the opiate of the masses, or at least of me.
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Hi, Marjie and I enjoyed this one for the sentiments, and also because my wife and I will be going to the Ogunquit area as well as Tanglewood during the summer. I had never heard of High Lawn Farm, which appears to be in Lee, but I intend to visit there for one more novel experience. If you don’t mind, please let me know of anything special that you enjoyed in Ogunquit, be it a great store, a wonderful restaurant, ice cream, a terrific coffee place, a sail or photo op of some sort, etc. I am generally familiar with , the basics for tourists and was there years ago.
Beyond that, I finally made it out of the country with a small group trip to the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and ending in Paris. All terrific places to visit, and a great pleasure to be traveling again after several years.
Perhaps we’ll have a BOLLI course together again. Stay well.
Guy Moss.
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No, you are just HIGH on LIFE!!
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Oh Margie this is totally delicious and soothing and evocative. I just loved it! It is just so wonderful to just enjoy lots of little things that leave you at utter peace.
For us, yesterday afternoon was spent at the Huntington Theatre seeing The Lehman Trilogy. It felt so good to be back to live theatre.
Thanks for your moments so beautifully shared.
❤️ Judy
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