September/October 2001

Tuesday
I sure like this time of year. Peaceful.

Wednesday
Haven’t seen the neighborhood hawk for a while, but a little blue heron seems to be calling us “home.”

Friday
Early tennis with E. About 3 o’clock, the radar looked clear and S asked me to take a sunset flight. Captiva homes look huge; Blind Pass just keeps changing.

Saturday
Am thinking it will be an Italian weekend at home. (Summertime, you get creative!) Have chosen a nice Chianti Classico; have the perfect foods in the fridge for a piatto freddo…even prosciutto and melon!

Sunday
Read Italian recipes all morning while listening to Verdi. The afternoon evolved into a long lunch with a bottle of wine, then a lovely nap. A Mastroianni movie tonight?

Monday
S voted for Sophia instead of Marcello. Who can blame him? Note: Getting low on olives.


Wednesday
Where do fireflies go in the daytime? And are they still glowing?

Friday
Incredible stars tonight. I never get over the fact that what we see is really old light.

Saturday
Day-tripped to Arcadia to shop for antiques with M. Full confession: We sampled three different pies at Wheeler’s.

Sunday
S & I had an overdue beach walk this morning; first one in ages. (Our northern friends would be appalled.) Still a few unhatched loggerhead nests.

Monday
Traffic was slow on San-Cap this afternoon due to a junior gator on the bike path. The fellow coming round the curve on his bike was in for a bit of a surprise!

Wednesday
Reading list for October: Charlie Sobczak’s latest. And a research project: the origins of tango. A few of us had different ideas on this subject. What’s a slow month for if you can’t learn something?

Friday
S disappeared early, then I heard his plane over the house about 9. Ran into the yard and waved. Got a wing-wiggle as a reward.

Sunday
Spontaneity is a beautiful thing. We hopped in the car on Saturday afternoon and drove to Pompano for dinner at our favorite Irish bar.

Monday
Coming back across the causeway is always the best part of any trip.

Friday
Still hot this week, but I know that cooler days are just ahead. Sanibel post office is the first sign of inbound residents, and today there was a little line!