inventory

[zirconium]

Some things I miss:

dancing, including waltzing and being dipped

locking in tight harmonies with other singers

trying new-to-me bars and eavesdropping on / chatting with whomever at them

spur-of-the-moment visits to Cheekwood

hell, unplanned all-the-things

printing proofs without having to assess whether putting my personal printer through it is worth the expense/time/wear-and-tear

swimming

striding around downtown in tailored dresses and heels

Asheville, Philadelphia, and the Triangle

buying just enough meat and produce for a few days

ocean kayaking being a near prospect

same with the show I was cast in more than a year ago

Some things I have been enjoying:

working through the winter in pj bottoms and sheep slippers instead of tights and boots

making cards to send to voters and others

nattering with the BYM about horse categorization, Trixie Belden, and other nonsense

getting a better handle on passé composé (and becoming legendary in the process, ha!)

trying new-to-me recipes, including Fannie Farmer's Swedish bread

needing less than one tank of gas per month

the Vagabond Tabby's Mother of Crows soap

the Christmas cacti and cyclamen, which are still producing blooms

shiny Innovation stamps

Some recent poems, at the 30/30 project:

"Tilting at Mushrooms," about Lowell labor organizer (and later Philadelphian) Sarah Bagley

"Clear," about languages I don't even remotely have a grip on

"Bounce," in memory of a choreographer and a theatre techie

"Tug," because I'm in Asheville and/or Princeton/Philadelphia most Februaries

"Twenty Seconds," prompted by a German pig-farming regulation

"Lightening Up," because Shrove Tuesday was nigh

"The Ides of February," because it was more interesting reading about Romans than trying to come up with something related to historical or festive events tied to the 15th

"As Cowards Remain, So Dumb and Grayer Gray," because I wanted to write something metrical, and Emily Dickinson's valentines are demented