Thursday began with Suzanne reading her email on the iPad
as I had my coffee and book
and looked out at the views
before her book emerged
and Steven
Suzanne
and Sara
as they pondered the day
while I registered Seva
and ate my breakfast
before Peter could be registered for the day.
Suzanne and Sara were pondering the day ahead
which began as we drove into Isabella Segundo and recorded this sign
as we made our way to the natural foods store
which had an interesting collection of foods and signs
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and then our purchases grew
as we got a pineapple
and explored staples
and dried fruits
and grains
and nuts
before noting his facilities
and discovering his large collection of Feng Shui options. This was before we realized the dried edamame tasted like dust.
Suzanne got yogurt
and Chris rang us up, mentioned that he knew Tom Wright and sent us on our way.
We drove on to sea glass beach where we parked by the chickens
and this parklet
but then made our way so that Seva
could look through this terrain
as various samples were gathered
and the searching continued
as I noted the expanse of the beach in both direction
and the sea ahead
before we made our way past this local lime tree (not!)
and looked out at the island
as we walked through the chickens
and past this washer on its rinse cycle
before seeing a few roosters who had been guarding our car
so that we could drive on to the super market
and gather a cart
into which we put large quantities of water
and other foods
as I noted the ice cream
while Seva and Suzanne looked in the cooling units
and Sara got aluminum foil
and gathered in line
as we noted the incorrectly stereotyped couple in front of us in line
I took photos in all directions
before it was time to empty our cart
onto the belt and pay the grocer
so that we could return home, unload and wonder what the sky had in store for us as we headed to the beach.
ON the way to the beach, we stopped at the bar at Bananas where this sign
amused Suzanne
as we noted that they were well stocked
and spoke with the manager on duty about a mayonnaise jar
which was put aside
so that while we waited
blenders of pina coladas
could be poured into the jar
and delivered with cups
so that we could make our way to the beach and do a brief explore
before possessions were unloaded
and set up
so that the water could be tested
as conversations began
and I admired the breadth of the beach
as Peter checked out the water
Sara took Steven's photo
Peter went snorkeling
and I walked the beach to see what I could see
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settling into my seat
and getting a drink from Seva
before she realized that she should be doing the mirage lady imitation.
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and a lizard climbed on the wall by the green grocery store
we made our way back to see the sculpture Sara had made
on the kitchen counter
and unblended
for clarity so that we could have a pitcher of drinks
to go with our snacks
as the cigars
and carrots came out
along with the lettuce
which had to be spun in archaic form
as the salad began to be assembled
even as the avocado was being prepared
and more spinning (of arugula) had to be done
to get a complete salad
as Peter pondered his iPhone
as the table was set
and Suzanne
and Seva continued preparations
as the wine was chosen
and Seva chose the pasta
so that this was my plate
as the food
and sauces made for an excellent meal.
