when i moved to berkeley after 30 years in san francisco, i never looked back - absolutely no regret from the get go...berkeley's right up my alley, slower, quieter, and less windy...but there are days, like yesterday, when i remember my city by the bay...
we were at naomi's for brunch. i never even knew she had a rooftop. sf can be awfully windy and there's not many days a year when you can hang on the roof...but yesterday was special. we spent the afternoon high on the hill, looking out on the city, and we sang.
i have some new favorite peeps. i've known them a bit through naomi, but never hung out in a small group, or had the chance to really connect before yesterday...in the old days, i'd meet someone and know that i wanted to become their friend, and i would go for it...it's been awhile since i felt that way, but now it's happened again. i already love them. i know it's a bit late to start making friends, but what the heck, a girl can dream...
these guys met while in the seminary many years ago and have been a couple ever since. and they are bright lights in this world...one of them sang us songs he wrote to teach his students about the phases of the moon and polygons. in a few minutes, i learned stuff i never learned in school...i'd be a whole lot better at jeopardy if i had a teacher like him...
we muddled through all of the san francisco song lyrics we could remember, and there were irish dittys and old union songs and even some elvis ballads. i never feel more joy than when i get to laugh and sing with other folks...it is my temporary cure for cancer...
i felt well the whole day long...or maybe i just didn't notice...too busy being happy...
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Posted by: lynnie | September 20, 2011 at 01:17 AM