I have holidays on my mind in a big way this week
the beach is beckoning and I am feeling the need to feel sand between my toes,
revel in that crusty crunchy feel of salt drying on your skin
hair that takes on mild dreadlock tendencies
which should be something as it is so short now
afternoons spent walking the long stretches of beach
cups of tea while floating in the pool
and most importantly going to sleep to the sound of the waves
of course there is also a downside to all of the beach loveliness
there is the sand that gets everywhere
the nuclear level burns on the bottoms of your feet getting from your towel to the waves
constantly having blurry sight from salty air coating your glasses
not to mention the whole crap shoot that is my packing method
I prescribe to the pack with abandon and chuck it all in in ten minutes school of packing
I believe it adds a touch of random fun to the holiday
the family will grumble the whole bloody time of course
The one thing that isn't packed with abandon is books
this is a deadly serious process
Phants and I start building our piles a few weeks before
then there are constant revisions and discussions
until we get the right balance of literature and beach reads
not to mention we have to have sufficient variety for every possible reading mood
we are nearing our final piles but they aren't quite there yet
we deviated from the process this process last year after heckling from Sinus Man
and then we had to go to the bookshop as we ran out of books
the shame ... no fear this year though as the process is happily back in place
not many sleeps to go now
happy painting all...xx
Ps there is a new youtube video
and Barry tries to steal the limelight of course...