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Vacation II: Return to Keuka Lake
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A much needed time away next week—Disney World was great, but not what you would really call a relaxing vacation. That’s what I need. A contemplative week of canoes, acrylics on pine board, my little family, and so-so local wine. We’ll stay at the same house we first rented when Emily was about six months old—that would be 1989. We went back in 1997, after years of driving to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for vacation. We’ve been coming back every year since.
It’s a yellow/green house owned by a woman named Therese on a cliff over one arm of the Y-shaped lake. Nearby, men with long beards riding poor bikes go to the gas station and fill up mayonnaise jars with gasoline. The sun sets over the bluff. There is no double helix in the sky or anywhere else. No such thing as molecules. The invisible stuff is for real.
Promise you’ll find me,
Vanx
July 28, 2006 at 3:00 am
Oh, that sounds absolutely *perfect* for a relaxing vacation venue. Have a wonderful time. Bask.
July 28, 2006 at 11:31 am
uuuugh. i’m so jealous! i was supposed to go for a weekend to assos with a big group of friends and kids this morning. i had to cancel due to massaging rock stars. who still havent actually called to confirm times. sod the money i want peace and the beach!
have a lovely time babes
July 28, 2006 at 11:38 am
I add my wishes for rest and relaxation to those already here. At least once during your stay, walk outside, close your eyes and breathe. Listen to the sounds, feel the ground underneath you and allow yourself to just ‘be.’
We shall miss you while you’re away.
July 28, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Yes, yes, I see. I understand.
July 29, 2006 at 12:00 am
I hope you’ll give us the full report complete with some paint.
July 31, 2006 at 8:07 pm
Sounds gorgeous, Rick. Save some serenity to post here.
August 1, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Where exactly is this and how do I get there? I’m serious about getting the info, if you don’t mind sharing.
Hope you had a wonderful good time. How could you miss?
August 4, 2006 at 2:41 pm
That sounds like a good space to decompress in.
August 4, 2006 at 9:44 pm
Hope you have a terrificly relaxing wonderful time Vanx.