The past two weeks have just been packed. I spent a lot of time on volunteer
work, making skirts for the Sounds of South musical theater group that
represents Bloomington South High School.
Tommie is a new participant, and the first performance will be Phantom
of the Opera this fall. A large
parent support group is needed to put on the productions. I’m helping sew costumes. What landed on my lap was twelve show
choir dresses, and I was asked to create seventeen knee-length skirts based on
the measurements provided. I had
to rip a lot of seams to get my starting material. I supplemented what I had with white fabric from the recycle
center, old tablecloths and the boy’s old Taekwondo outfits to fill out the blank
underskirts. And the best news
is: they’re all done! All week long I did nothing but sew,
sew, sew. The weather cooperated,
allowing us to have dinner on the veranda. The dining room was converted to the sewing room and I left
all the scraps and tools lying about for the week. When I laid the seventeen skirts together they make a
delightful Jellyfish!
Now they hang in the closet until I have to give them up.
Also this week, Tommie went to Washington, DC with his
eighth grade peers. He had a great
time while we followed the events on Facebook. They visited all the monuments, museums and even hit a
dinner cruise and Six Flags amusement park.
Jacob did a sailing camp on Lake Monroe and had a great time
on the water. Jim’s long-time
friend from Michigan, Roger, came to visit this week.
The visit culminated in a dinner out at the Owlery on Friday night. Jacob took a great picture of us inside
(you see his friend Niki and Roger (and their Fedoras) next to the window. Everyone had a great time, including
Jacob, who got to learn some programming from Roger during the week.
We also fit in our annual family vacation to Topsail
Island. We rented a house right on
the beach and indulged ourselves with fresh fish, nice wine and beach
activities all week long. This
year we traveled east in our van.
That was nice, especially passing through the Blue Ridge Mountains on
the way. Jacob and I rented beach
bikes with huge tires and rode the ten miles or so into Surf City on the sand. Jim and Tommie went on a deep sea adventure
and came back with some nice snapper.
They also did some surf fishing, catching bluefish, pinfish and
sharks. Jacob took up skim
boarding, zipping along the beach or launching himself over the surf. We all enjoyed boogie boarding or looking
for fossilized shark’s teeth—I think that was Jim’s favorite beach activity
this year.
Everyone enjoyed the
grilled fish we found at Mitchell’s and Surf City Crab seafood markets. We discovered the joys of match-light
charcoal and learned how to get hot coals. This year we enjoyed tuna, swordfish, grouper, and
snapper. And of course we had to
have the dessert that says you’re having a good time, a fresh fruit pie!
The berries weren’t ready for us
because of the cool spring so we ended up having a peach pie. I can’t wait for the tart cherries to
appear at the Farmer’s Market!
Until next week,
Martina Celerin
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