Love and Happiness. My Third Playdate with Kathy!
Hi Mates!
School’s out and my writing time is different. My apologies for a pause in the action here. I have been out on Cape Cod with my family. Tuesday evening I played with Kathy, capturing “Food Signs” was our goal. As I strolled Provincetown I could not keep myself to the topic. Kathy didn’t either, though she found a pastie sign with my name in it!
http://upwoods.wordpress.com/2010/06/11/suzy-suzi-this-pasty-is-for-you/
I could not keep myself to food. Provincetown is full of artists, fisherpeople, foodies and all sorts of colorful characters. Politics comes easy to this community out on the sea.
My hero Mary Oliver lives out there as do lots of artists of every stripe tucked in to the tip of the Cape. My puppeteer friend Ellen lives there and used to work at the Pilgrim Monument in P’Town. It is within walking distance of Commercial Street where I took these photos. And within easy to walk to our favorite bakery and baker.
Perhaps most telling of the community of P’Town is this sign. In the evening light it was quite a revelation.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laundrylinedivine/sets/72157624173197423
That is a link to the whole play date.
We are home now, shaking the sand from our shoes and longing for the croissant from the Boulangerie. I had quite a travel weekend with Karen on the road with “Fe-Mail” to Amesbury. More on that later! Time for dinner!
Love, S
June 18th, 2010 at 8:00 am
hi suze! got your sweet and heart-felt comment on my blog. thank you! i love your images here. seen through your eyes, everything is beautiful
xo, k
June 18th, 2010 at 9:44 am
Good thing I came back to look…I thought I responded last night. Yikes! My favorite photograph of yours is the one with the flowers and “Farmer’s Friend”. It looks so sharp and clear and crisp and surrealistic. (I do love Mary Oliver, too…her poems touch to the core.) Thank you for playing, dear!
June 18th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Love these images, especially “free to good carnivorous home”. LOL. I am also a huge Mary Oliver fan. I found you on SheWrites! My best to you, Beth
June 19th, 2010 at 9:49 am
Fabulous post and a fabulous play date Suzi. Of course, being a closet romantic I’m in love with your first sign – oh, and the Portugese Bakery!
June 19th, 2010 at 9:50 am
Suzi My Gluey Soul Sister!
What a pleasure to scoop ourselves up in the glow of success after our Amesbury Fe-MAIL Workshop and journey to the magical Cape together for R&R, Wellfeet Style!
How I loved our rainy morning- gathering images in our minds together throughout the day- and turning them into our collage and mixed media artwork.
Can you believe I only took 3 pictures while on that brief stay? They were photos of Les patisseries in le Boulangerie, bien sur!
I love your pix too- thanks for sharing!
Your Collaboratrix Extraordinaire from the Sunshine State,
Karen xo
June 19th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
Suzi – Mary Oliver is by far my absolute favorite poet. We got to see/hear her read from her books in Chicago two years ago. I have three of her books on the end table right next to the chair I’m commenting in. I start and end my days with Mary Oliver — whoohoo!
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:11 pm
Still digesting our fun! Lots to post and share after our weekend. Up to my elbows in strawberries right now! More later! Love love love the days we spent on the road with “Fe-Mail”…maybe the Boulangerie will be our “Fe-Mail” dining hall? Love you Sunny K, xoxoxo S
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Thank you Tammy! Yes, you’d love the Cape- P’Town is just dreamy and wild. xooxox Hugs, S
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:12 pm
Thank you so much for stopping in Beth! I enjoyed reading your site. Hope you return to the Laundry Line! xoxox S
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:14 pm
I have a big feeling we are going to meet up soon- a LIVE playdate! I love that photo too…those moments with my son were sweet. Very informational to stroll with a 15 year old…in the wild possibilities of Provincetown. Hugs to you Kathy! Yours, S
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:14 pm
Yeah Kelly! Hanging around the Line is so juicy when you are here! Hugs to you! S
June 23rd, 2010 at 2:17 pm
Oh Laurie, I so enjoy hearing your thoughts on your site. You are a prayer for my Inbox, every time you post. Thank you for stopping in here! Love, S
June 30th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
i LOVE p-town! Fried dough from the portugese bakery – nothing compares! except maybe salt water taffy from the shop across the street, hand scooping them out of the big bins in the window, slightly soft because they are warmed by the day’s sunshine.
June 30th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
I’d love to meet you there some day Mary! We have been spending time there since Ben was a baby. He learned all about drag queens- such an important part of his education- there on Commercial Street. I will try some taffy in honor of you next time I am there! Love you and thank you for stopping in! S
July 9th, 2010 at 11:07 am
Wow, this is funny! I read Kathy’s LSS, and she invited other bloggers to participate in this play date, which I did. I also took photos of and did a blog post of Provincetown!