Today I am back to my usual format, a letter to all of you. I was having a conversation with a neighbor this afternoon and it made me think of something I wrote I yesterday. How the slightest shift in perspective (or circumstance) can shift our focus. The reason the conversation made me think of it was because this woman I was speaking with asked if I was a baker. And though I do bake cookies periodically I wouldn't consider myself a baker. She said since I have a stand mixer she figured I was probably up at four in the morning baking. (It took me a minute to figure out how she knew about my KitchenAid and then I realized when I have the front door open for Jak she can probably see it on my counter. Or she's a creeper and looks in my windows.) It was interesting to hear this perspective of myself. I think it can be enlightening to hear how others perceive us.
Tonight Jak and I went on an adventure. After months of walking the dog beach on our side of the inlet, we trekked around to the other side. I say "trekked" because to get there is an 18 mile drive, one way. One must drive north, cross a bridge and then drive back south to get there. I thought it was interesting to see the perspective from the other side. The boardwalk there is wider, the dog beach is much smaller. I'm glad we went to try something new but I don't see us visiting there often. Jak is fine with not going back soon. The car ride was too long for his liking and not even some Madonna "Like a Prayer" or Michael Jackson "Man in the Mirror" blasting out of the radio made the added travel worth it for him. (Perhaps it was my singing and dancing along that he really didn't like.) Silly dog.
Here are some pictures from our journey tonight. Poor Jak. I told him what the signs says even though he's pretending not to see it.
M-I-C See you real soon. K-E-Y Why? Because we like you. M-O-U-S-E
Until next time...
Peace & Love,
Hope
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