Friday, January 1, 2010
It Was All Of That And More
Well, that baby of Lis's was born last night and with all the attendants of magic and powerful good wishes you'd expect to find in a fairy-tale.
And you know what? I forgot to take my damn camera. I have had several people promise me that they will send me some pictures and I hope they do. I will be smacking my forehead for the rest of my life over that mistake because there were so many beautiful images I wish I'd caught to share and keep. People dressed up! Women in velvet and hats with feathers and men in suits and ties and even tuxes and there was glittering jewelry and high heels and everyone looked perfectly suited to usher in not only the new year but the new CD. Everyone had one theme and one theme only as we all smiled and hugged and that theme was, "Isn't this wonderful? Our Lis...Oh! Our Lis!"
And she was so beautiful in a cut-velvet dress and her antique beaded sweater and vintage jewelry and she did indeed sing like an angel and Lon smiled the entire evening.
Everyone did.
People danced! I have never seen people dance in St. Augustine but they danced last night, gently waltzing under the trees to the sweet music.
The food was delicious, the drinks flowed, there were blue twinkle lights and shimmering beaded curtains behind the stage. The weather was warm and only about fourteen raindrops fell and most people were under tents anyway.
I don't think it could have been more perfect.
And now we're home and I just wanted to tell you that. It's going to get cold here tonight, I think. The new year has well and truly started. I hope it's a good one. I just pray it's a good one, although I am kicking tradition and superstition to the curb and have made a tuna casserole for our supper instead of black-eyed peas.
I am tired and I want to try and get the Christmas tree down before I go to bed. I swear to God, I have never in my life left a Christmas tree up this long. But I've just had so much to do this year. The parties! The glamor! The GRANDSON! whom I miss so much I can barely restrain myself from getting back in the car and driving to town to hold and smell and kiss, even if only for a few moments.
But no, I need to get that tree down so that tomorrow I can start life holiday-free. Time to put the make-up away until the performances of Sex Please! We're Sixty at the end of February. Time to put away the velvet and the jewels. Time to change the calender and write in all the birthdays and annivesaries for 2010. Time to start learning my lines. Time to stop eating sugar and white flour and cheese and bacon. Time to stop thinking of chocolate as a daily-necessary food-group and time to stop thinking of martinis as a reward for getting through another day.
Sigh.
And yet, won't that be glorious? To have time to take care of things including myself?
The house we stayed in last night belongs to a very dear friend of Lis's and of mine, also, and it's the most amazingly perfect house I've ever personally been in. Lorie's house. She has an eye for color and design and everywhere you look in her house and her yard there is something shining, lightfilled and lovely. And it's so clean that I think she must paint it every other week. Honestly, I can't think of any other way it could always look the way it does. Her cabinets are more orderly and arranged than mine were the day I moved in here. I had to take a few pictures this morning and I've used one of them for my new masthead. It makes me feel serene and peaceful just to look at it. I hope it does you, too. And being in that house inspired me to want to do better with my own home, which I do love so very much.
Lorie is one of those people- like Lis- who makes you feel as if your presence in her home is exactly what she has been looking forward to forever. Her boyfriend, John, is the same way. They define loving graciousness. They make you feel cherished and cared for in more ways than I can describe and they do it so gently, so heart-fully. They've inspired me too.
In a short while, you'll be able to order Lis's new CD at her new website. In the meanwhile, I'm thinking I'd like to do a giveaway with one of the ones I brought back. I'm not sure how I'll do it. I'll think about it tonight. As I have said before, I wish I could send one to every one of you because every one of you has in some way inspired me this year, or encouraged me or lifted me up when I needed it, or made me laugh or made me cry or made me THINK and if there is any way in this world I could begin to repay you all, it would be with the gift of these beautiful songs by Lis.
Happy New Year's. Let's get that tree down. Let's put on our walking shoes. Let's go change the baby. Let's all dance in the hallway. Let's drink more water and remember to eat food, mostly plants, not too much. Let's be in wonder at what light does with blue glass. Let's be gracious and loving.
Let's get on with it.
See you tomorrow.
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Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI so want to put on my walking shoes--still a little too cold for that here though. Soon.
ReplyDeleteSee you tomorrow, Ms Moon. And glad for that.
What the hell? No BACON? Are you insane?
ReplyDeleteI wish i had been there with you; I would have danced, too.
Ah yes, and I love hearing that reminder line again and again, mostly plants.
ReplyDeleteSo happy you had such fun. Thanks for taking us along. Sounds magical and otherworldly.
Thanks for the heave ho.
Though I leave my litte fake tree up through January. I like the colorful lights. They help me through this bitter cold and dark.
See you tomorrow. Oh goody.
I will eat spinach tomorrow and do my Wii exercises. I think it's going to snow.
Love and hugs.
Oops, I didn't eat black eyed peas today, either. Or greens. Oh well!
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy you had such a wonderful time last night, and also that the holidays are now over and you can stay put for a while.
Why ever not sugar and white flour? And chocolate is a food group. I am certain!
ReplyDeleteHappy 2010 Ms. Moon. May it be a blessed one!
Welcome home. Sounds like it was quite the mini gala.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get those pictures. I love to see people all dripping in velvet and jewels and suited up for adult frolicking!
xo
Oh darling give up everything but not the Martinis! At least wait until I make one of my Parfait Amour ones. Then you won't need food or even think about food.
ReplyDeleteThe evening sounds just peachy and the company more so. I am going to order her cd as soon as I find a way to get it here and then I will post a review on my blog. I love the header, blue, blue my heart is blue...
I always feel more serene after visiting you, Ms. Moon.
ReplyDeleteI've had my fill of meat and cheese and butter too. Think I'm going on fruit cleanse tomorrow. I feel like a pillar of salt.
Sounds like you had a beautiful night.
I love the new masthead -- especially that color blue. Thanks for telling us about the wonderful concert -- you know, I feel like I was there -- the way I always feel after I read your posts. Like I'm right there. I'm so happy to know you.
ReplyDeletepeople here leave their tress up til the 8th, I think. I don't know why. It's depressing though. It just reminds me the presents are over for a year.
ReplyDeletei want to get rid of my tree too..never was i so..like..keen on getting rid of it...-/
ReplyDeletecongrats to lis and im glad you had a wonderfull night..:-)
Beautifully written, Ms. Moon. Sounds like a magical evening.. Velvet...Vintage Jewelry...Blue twinkle lights... so enchanting!
ReplyDeleteA night of dancing...dreams of hallway dancing.
ReplyDeleteTaking care of ourselves and our loved ones.
That's a prayer for a good life, Ms. Moon.
A fine wouldn't trade it for anything good life.
I am definitely inspired my you Ms. Moon.
ReplyDeleteI think we're having our black-eyed peas on the 2nd this year :)
That would be "by" you, but you knew that.
ReplyDeleteRebecca- And to you!
ReplyDeleteSJ- Yep! Here I am. Hello!
Kori- Oh, yes you would have danced. And as to bacon- well, there will always be bacon in my life.
Bethany- Spinach and wii exercises sound good to me. I take down the tree but I leave up lights. All the year. I love them too much not to.
Ginger- Amen! I came THIS close to meeting a woman yesterday who works with Doctors Without Borders and as I told May this morning, Hell, I can't even go to the border of Jefferson County without grave anxiety. I would probably have died just to meet such a woman.
Angie- Once upon a time I cared about my cholesterol. I think it's time to begin again with that caring. Don't worry. A bit of chocolate is good for us all. The darker, the better.
And a blessed 2010 to you!
Petit Fleur- It was so elegant!
Allegra- Okay. I won't give up martinis. And you would love Lorie's house. I was thinking of how much you would love it when I was there. And I can't wait to drink a martini with you- no matter the kind.
Michelle- A pillar of salt! Yes! And other icky stuff. I can't do cleanses though. I just can't. But I think I'll go eat a tangerine right now.
Elizabeth- I'm glad you like the blue glass. And I am so glad to know you too and thank-you for coming with me to St. Augustine via this blog. So much thanks I send to you.
Jo- I would not like my tree up that long. It's DONE, people. Get on with it! But that's me.
Danielle- Oh, I hope I haven't infected you with my grinchiness!
Lisa- It was!
Deb- I know. Yes. I do know.
Stephanie- I have a soup with black-eyed peas simmering now. And the greens we also did not eat yesterday. I just hope it's not too late!
Dearest Mary,
ReplyDeleteI hope you know that for me, most certainly, one of the greatest highlights of the weekend was spending precious and all-too-short time with you! What a delightful time we had and we ain't forgettin' that one. Your phone message made me cry! I love you so much. Thanks for putting the joy of that evening into your beautiful words. I am truly and deeply honored my dear friend. Call me when you get home. Kisses and hugs, Lis xo xo
Lis- I love you so much. Thank-you for sending love out into the world with your songs.
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