Rachel posted this memory from five years ago on Facebook when we were at the Hilltop where we had all gathered for lunch. Look how little the kids were! Levon was still a baby! And then today Lily texted the group and asked if anyone would like to meet up there today for lunch. Jessie couldn't make it because Levon had a soccer game but Lily and Lauren and Gibson and Maggie and Rachel and Hank and I all got together for a fun afternoon. Owen was at work. Lily informed us that he'd cut all his hair off. Actually, Lauren did it for him. I can't even imagine what he looks like. His family all agreed that it was darker now.
Oh gosh. Remember my little blond rock star?
I can't even remember the last time Owen had short hair.
Oh gosh. Remember my little blond rock star?
I can't even remember the last time Owen had short hair.
I had to take a picture today.
Maggie decided not to participate. She was too busy doing an experiment with a sago frond, trying to get it to float on the air coming from the AC unit.
I don't think it worked. But she gave me a very sweet hug and kiss before they left.
The Hilltop was the Hilltop. One of the ladies working there has a baby that she brings to work. Last week when I picked up sandwiches there for Mr. Moon and me, the baby was in a high chair, playing with some toys but today her mother was wearing her as she slept. Later on, she woke up and was toddling about and is just about the cutest thing ever. I said to Lily when we were standing in line to order, "We need to get us one of those."
I don't think it worked. But she gave me a very sweet hug and kiss before they left.
The Hilltop was the Hilltop. One of the ladies working there has a baby that she brings to work. Last week when I picked up sandwiches there for Mr. Moon and me, the baby was in a high chair, playing with some toys but today her mother was wearing her as she slept. Later on, she woke up and was toddling about and is just about the cutest thing ever. I said to Lily when we were standing in line to order, "We need to get us one of those."
"I know," she said. "Too bad it's illegal to just take one."
I always think of Raising Arizona and how much Holly Hunter wanted a baby and made her husband go steal her one. And of course disaster ensued. What a great movie that was.
We sat outside to eat at a picnic table and had a fine conversation. There were two men sitting at the table in front of us when I first sat down and of course I had to eavesdrop, that being one of the most pleasurable things in my life. There was an older guy and a younger guy and the younger guy was going on about the Bible in an instructional manner, talking about David in the old testament. The older man asked about Bathsheba and the younger guy said, "You know, Jesus came from Bathsheba's direct line," just as confidently as if DNA tests had been performed and reported on by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Finding Your Roots.
I wanted so badly to jump up and say, "Now how the fuck do you know that?" but instead, I just stared at him with as much skepticism on my face as I could possibly conjure up and he saw me and looked away. I don't even know what's wrong with me lately. When I hear people talking about religion as if it were proven and accepted science, I just want to scream. There are so many reasons I am not fit for polite company and this is one of them.
We sat outside to eat at a picnic table and had a fine conversation. There were two men sitting at the table in front of us when I first sat down and of course I had to eavesdrop, that being one of the most pleasurable things in my life. There was an older guy and a younger guy and the younger guy was going on about the Bible in an instructional manner, talking about David in the old testament. The older man asked about Bathsheba and the younger guy said, "You know, Jesus came from Bathsheba's direct line," just as confidently as if DNA tests had been performed and reported on by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on Finding Your Roots.
I wanted so badly to jump up and say, "Now how the fuck do you know that?" but instead, I just stared at him with as much skepticism on my face as I could possibly conjure up and he saw me and looked away. I don't even know what's wrong with me lately. When I hear people talking about religion as if it were proven and accepted science, I just want to scream. There are so many reasons I am not fit for polite company and this is one of them.
Anyway, in what was probably excellent timing, the rest of the family came out and started talking and I couldn't hear the conversation any more.
This morning I picked some greens and turnips for tonight's dinner.
Aren't they pretty? They're cooking right now with a little bacon, onion, and the sliced turnips. And other things, of course.
I also made Mr. Moon's survival cookies that I generally make him before he takes off for a hunting adventure.
I call them "survival cookies" because he could live off those things for weeks if not months. He'll be leaving early in the morning. Maurice is already very nervous, knowing exactly what his duffel bag laid out on the guest room bed means.
"It's gonna be you and me, baby!" I told her. She looked at me like, "Why don't you leave and let him stay here?"
"It's gonna be you and me, baby!" I told her. She looked at me like, "Why don't you leave and let him stay here?"
We just had a nice little storm with some cracking good thunder and lightening and a downpour. It's already passing though. We may get more rain tonight and then it will be cooler again.
Exhaustion hit me this evening, right about the same time it did last night. I have no explanation for it today, though, having done little more than go to lunch, which seems to be my new career. Maybe I'm still tired from yesterday, my body trying to adapt to my walks again like me trying to adapt to cold weather, then to hot, to having my man around, to not. I'll be just fine. Meanwhile, it'll be nice to spend the evening with him, eating supper and watching another episode of Northern Exposure which we are only falling more in love with with each rewatching.
Lily sent a picture of Owen with his new haircut. He wanted us to all see it. So here you are.
Still a rock star. Still my little prince.
Still my beloved O-Boy, the child who made me a grandmother, who gave me my grandmother name.
Still my beloved O-Boy, the child who made me a grandmother, who gave me my grandmother name.
Love...Ms. Moon
What a family!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm liking Northern exposure on this rerun, too.
Yes! I'm so glad that you're enjoying Northern Exposure too. Isn't Marilyn the best?
Deleteboth the *retro* pic and todays pic wonderful! I love Owen's haircut.. a bit severe.....but he's a handsome dude and he can rock it no matter what! Survival cookies.....greens and turnips.....ahh. Maurice will get over *it*..... . May Mr Moon have a good adventure with his friends.....and you with your cauliflower, peas and carrots. and walks...and may all be well on the homefront in his absence.
ReplyDeleteoops, susan M there.
DeleteI'll have to ask Owen what inspired him to get all his hair cut off. Maybe it was just time for a change.
DeleteI'm sure we here at home will be just fine.
Season 3 episode 20. My nephew, Richard MacWilliams born 1980. Lake Minnewaska, is where we, as teens used to skip school to. Enjoy
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dona! We're only up to Season 2 at this point but I'll watch out for him in Season 3.
DeleteI like Owen's haircut. I like being able to see young mens' faces, and he's definitely a young man and not a child anymore. Damn, that happens quickly!
ReplyDeleteI envy you those turnips and greens. I MUST convert my summer garden to winter greens this year. I'm not sure why I didn't last year, probably laziness, knowing me. Those are some fine looking greens! :)
He IS a young man and Lily says the haircut makes him look younger. But he'll be fifteen this year. FIFTEEN! Oh good lord.
DeleteYes- grow you some greens next year. By far the winter garden is our best.
Ye gods! Owen looks like a whole different kid! Would you have recognized him if you were just walking past him on the street? There was a time when my son, who I hadn't seen for a bit, came back for a family wedding. He had shaved his head. I walked right on by him. I heard a familiar voice say, "You're not even going to say hi???!!!" Not recognize my kid? I never would have dreamed it could possibly happen.
ReplyDeleteYou know, Debby, I might not have recognized him. I have a little bit of face blindness and one of the main ways I identify people is by their hair. What a strange experience you had with YOUR son after he shaved his head. I'm sure you were both shaken.
DeleteOh he thought it was hilarious.
DeleteI'm sure he did.
DeleteOwen is so handsome and grown up!
ReplyDeleteHe is growing up way too fast for me.
DeleteGood for Rachel for stirring up a family reunion reunion. I like Owen's working "citizen" haircut. He can grow it long for school or a girlfriend, but now it suits him fine.
ReplyDeleteYes. It's his hair and he can do with it as he wants. This family doesn't have real strong feelings about how hair "should" look as I am certain you have noticed by now.
DeleteOwen looks very handsome with his short hair. You're lucky your family is nearby and close.
ReplyDeleteJack had swimming today and I had bloodwork done, that was about it. An unexciting day.
I know how lucky I am that my family is all within arm's reach. Or close enough.
DeleteUnexciting days can be the best ones.
37paddington: I love how your family does lunch! I’d love that to be my new career. Owen is as handsome as ever.
ReplyDeleteIt's not a bad career. The pay isn't great but the company is.
DeleteThat haircut will save Owen a lot of time when getting ready for school and work. The survival cookies look amazingly delicious. I'm sure Maurice would be more than happy to have you go off hunting instead.
ReplyDeleteI always laugh on the inside when someone quotes me "Facts" about the bible.
See- you're nicer than I am. I sometimes laugh on the outside and for real when I get quoted stuff from the bible.
DeleteYou're right about Owen's hair. And washing it won't take much time either.
Owen looks great with short hair! When you're that good looking you can do whatever you want. Trying to get sago fronds to float is very serious work.
ReplyDeleteI think he's a handsome boy. He's pretty much his mama's mini-me at this point but I have long since noted that kids go through different stages wherein they resemble different people.
DeleteMagnolia June was probably as motivated by being contrary as much as any real interest in the sago situation.
wow, Owen's hair is not just short but practically a burr. what made him decide to cut it all off?
ReplyDeleteI get you about religion, when I hear or read someone's ridiculous assertions from the bible as if they are scientifically proved especially when it's about sexual orientation or gender identity.
Ellen- I have no idea what made him decide to cut it off. I'll have to ask him.
DeleteYou know how I feel about religion. And when people talk about Biblical figures as if they lived for real and true I just laugh. Also- Noah's ark. And well, just about everything.
Owen's hair looks great! (Of course I would say that. :) )
ReplyDeleteI wonder who taught that guy about Jesus and Bathsheba? Is that in the Bible? Where do people come up with these things? Way too much Bible study and Sunday School is my guess.
When I first saw that top photo I knew right away we were time-traveling! Great to see everyone in the recent pic, too.
Heh-hey. I'll tell Owen that you like his hair.
DeleteI don't even know if that crap about Bathsheba is in the Bible. Hold on. Let me look that up.
Okay. Seems pretty vague to me and built on possible assumptions.
Pictures are a way to time travel, aren't they? Gee. You and I have known each other long enough for babies to grow up into teenagers. Wow!
I loved that Movie 'Raising Arizona'. Time travel Photos are always Fun to take, so we can see before and after, past and present, so much changes. People do tend to make up their History and speculate a lot, then call it a Fact, I suppose that's how all these "Alternative Facts" fly about and people latch onto, whether Biblical or not, it drives me crazy too when I hear it being pontificated.
ReplyDeleteYeah. When a large percentage of the population is raised believing myths from a supposed "holy book" as the true word of their true god, it's not that hard to make the leap into alternative realities, is it?
DeleteRaising Arizona is one of my favorite movies ever! I have no patience for religion or republicans these days, they’re both warped and unrecognizable. I do have a friend who is a believer but she puts it out there with her acts of kindness and compassion instead of proselytizing so I respect that a lot. Owen looks very grown up with his haircut.
ReplyDeleteXoxo
Barbara
I have known people who were Christians for whom I had great respect because they lived their religion. Jimmy Carter for one. Definitely. These people are few and far between though.
DeleteAmen to Jimmy....one of the very few Christian people who truly live the true calling.....
DeleteSusan M
Spur-of- the-moment restaurant meet-up meals always work so well. Happy times. Your garden veggies look outstanding simmering away. Mr. Moon is a lucky man...your survival cookies look delicious. Another hunting expedition...and what kind of a bounty will Mr. Moon bring home?
ReplyDeleteThey're shooting ducks and I doubt he'll bring any home. Although he may. We shall see.
DeleteYes, my family does lunch well. Perhaps we should try hiking or something as an alternative some time!