Connections (Tues., July 8)

Like the Giove/Boulder Creek connection I hit on a few days ago, I keep seeing more things about this cottage and garden that remind me of other loved places.  When Melissa and Frank were here, she pointed out that there is a lot of our mother here -- lots of iris, which she loved, are planted everywhere around; and the gardens are basically pretty much rock-gardens, which Mom also loved, and built in our yard in Michigan.

Yesterday, I made a connection with a great laundromat in the village: it has free wi-fi, coffee and popcorn, and a collection of characters right out of the old cracker-barrel live-chat days, who hang out there. I was able to do a bit of live-chat with my Leenie, and with Frankie -- but my time online is very limited.  Can't wait to get wired up at home.  It's nice to come into the village for a bit, but to tell the truth, I hate leaving our little forest clearing for very long; I'm so content to be there!