Wednesday started with Ben pretending to be asleep
as we unloaded the dishwasher
and headed past Whites
as Suzanne and Jane followed
until we got to Viking Village
where Jane and Ben had their muffins on the porch of the Village Brew
as Suzanne took her change
and leaned on the rail
while a FedEx truck passed
and Jane waited at home
as I took these self portraits
and this self profile
as I started my next book
and Ben
was happy to see Jan arrive
as the fruit bowl
told us that it was time to go to the beach
and not time for a drink
as Jane
watched Fred get dropped off
and then Fred entered the house
as Jane packed pretzels for the beach
and Jane admired Fred's driver's license
as I took pictures of Fred's driver's license
and then we went to the beach where Ben and Suzanne sat
as the sky clouded
and Ben
wondered if Suzanne could get the umbrella to stand
which it did for a while
after which we recorded the welcome sign
and Jane
and Jane and Fred
and Ben, Jane, and Fred posed
after which Ben and Fred
then Fred
and Ben tried to make the umbrella stand
as Jane got ready to call it a day at the beach
and Suzanne finished her time there as well
so that we could head home for a game of solitaire
as Jane showered
and I had a gin and tonic
and the food on the counter
showed that the solitaire game had gone well
as the cheese and mozzarella was served
and the salad
and mussels
and pesto pasta
and the assembled
enjoyed seeing the food on my plate
and knowing that I made the clean plate club
as you can see from Jane
Jan
Fred
Sarah
Ben
Suzanne
and me in this self portrait
though I could not capture a self portrait in profile with Ben
but we did think that the mussels
made the ice cream truck appear
as we recorded the sign
and Mike, our favorite driver, posed in one of his many basketball shirts
even as Ben, Fred and Jane
got into the truck and posed
before collected their ice cream
and posing with it
as Jan prepared for her journey back to Princeton
and Suzanne and Sarah occupied the kitchen
as the rest of us played Ohell
and Ben and I switched, so I was wearing his glasses
and Ben was wearing my glasses
and Ben and I wore each others glasses
before Ben put on my glasses in stages
and I couldn't bear to look
before Ben and I
decided that this self portrait would work
until Fred read the next chapter in the Bronte book
for all to hear.