wotan's winter winds.

jeez, we had a day.
so first,
we kicked off a super-sized fire,
burning away all the cardboard we'd accumulated
during the epic XI-mas blowout;
then,
we took a tour of the roadsides of western maine,
and sojourned all the way to portland.
down east, b!tches.
just for the sole purpose of gorgeing our gullets
with gross gallons of gluttony.
the green elephant, neighbors.
worth a day in the car for sure.
not for nothin',
but that place was mobbed!
i had no clue that so many veg heads would pick today
to pack on the pounds, and pack in the doorways,
for a fresh-baked batch of asia-style sharkbite chomping,
and seam-splitting stuffing, too.
where does the time go, kids?
a couple of chores,
a couple of hours,
and before anybody knew what had happened,
the day was done.
one weekend of active participation down the pipeline,
one workweek weak-end dead ahead.
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and just to top it off:
it's dark, cold, and brutally windy.
...again.
i wouldn't change anything, though.
family.
food.
fire.
we've got all the ingredients for
a worthy wad of Folk Life;
and that's a life that makes sense.
i am grateful for this time i have been given, duders;
never quiet, never soft.....