Thursday began with Sarah reading
as I looked down on Fred and Jane at the breakfast table
while Suzanne
Ben
Sarah and Jane
hung out before we began our trip south on the island to get propane in Harvey Cedars
and to Surf City where we went to A Little Bite of Italy, the deli
and admired their cases
before bringing home this hoagie
and these pickles
and another hoagie for our lunches
after which I admired the cell phones on the steps
and Sarah's solitaire game below
before Dr Len (soon to be Mr. Lennie) arrived
and Sarah checked out her scar
and Jane cut lemons
so that Jane and Fred could try to lighted their hair color
before we went to the beach where Dr Len read
as Suzanne
Jane and Fred
and Ben relaxed
until we saw a balloon adrift out to sea
and Jane and Fred captured it when it hit the shore.
This caused Dr Len to teach Ben to make a beach baseball field
though eventually we all read
as Suzanne
Dr Len
Sarah and Ben
and Jane were reading
until Ben and Fred started burying Jane
until Jane was half buried
and the rest watched
as the burying of Jane process continued
until it was decided to bury Ben
and Dr Len did the torero thing over Ben
though Ben was still buried
even as Suzanne prepared to leave
though Ben was underground
even as the shadows grew longer
but when we got home Dr Len waited for a shower
as Fred
and Jane were outside
and Sarah was inside
though Sarah came outside to read the next chapter of Bronte
to Ben
and me
even as Dr Len ate a bagel
and Sarah's reading
caused me to take this self portrait with sunglasses off
before we headed to the liquor store
and returned where eventually the Mulvey's arrived and Johnny read
while Suzanne and Sarah chatted
and I enjoyed my Foster's
and the cheese plate
chips and dip
and salad
and pesto pasta
and burger rolls
as we made a dinner good enough to attract this slug
and his brother slug
who did not seem to enjoy being bathed in beer
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