“So depressing. The weather’s nice only for a few days there,” said the Mrs., as she shook her head sadly, looking at the picture of Erickson’s, the soggy parking lot, and the bare trees. My memories of New England differ–sunny days in Somerville when Steve’s first opened, flowery meadows in Gilsum Woods, ski tracks on glistening snow slopes, crimson forests in October,…
Hannah and I were so depressed on Sunday that we went to Kimball’s! It was wonderful to give the finger at the clouds. We felt very satisfyingly defiant. And we were not alone. Seems that whenever you go there is a line!
Officially spring, but not until this weekend will it feel like it, so I guess you might say that photo was taken during the oft discredited spring theory time of year.
Drive by and not stop in? What are you nuts? We would have called you, but we knew you were at the office grinding away.
I used to feel just as the Mrs. does, and in those days Diane would fight me tooth and depressing gray cloud. Now I don’t notice the gray so much as the constant rain. Recently, I talked to another outdoor blue-collar guy who likened this area to Seattle, which it truly has become. I used to love rain, how I hate it.
It is now officially spring.
Comment by pesky godson — April 18, 2007 @ 10:19 pm
But 10 souls, and a view with no cars — that’ll all soon change. You just driving by, or were you stopping in … ?
Comment by el Kib — April 19, 2007 @ 6:53 am
“So depressing. The weather’s nice only for a few days there,” said the Mrs., as she shook her head sadly, looking at the picture of Erickson’s, the soggy parking lot, and the bare trees. My memories of New England differ–sunny days in Somerville when Steve’s first opened, flowery meadows in Gilsum Woods, ski tracks on glistening snow slopes, crimson forests in October,…
Comment by rakkity — April 19, 2007 @ 11:38 am
Hannah and I were so depressed on Sunday that we went to Kimball’s! It was wonderful to give the finger at the clouds. We felt very satisfyingly defiant. And we were not alone. Seems that whenever you go there is a line!
Comment by Jen — April 19, 2007 @ 6:32 pm
Officially spring, but not until this weekend will it feel like it, so I guess you might say that photo was taken during the oft discredited spring theory time of year.
Drive by and not stop in? What are you nuts? We would have called you, but we knew you were at the office grinding away.
Comment by michael — April 20, 2007 @ 7:31 am
I used to feel just as the Mrs. does, and in those days Diane would fight me tooth and depressing gray cloud. Now I don’t notice the gray so much as the constant rain. Recently, I talked to another outdoor blue-collar guy who likened this area to Seattle, which it truly has become. I used to love rain, how I hate it.
Comment by michael — April 21, 2007 @ 7:52 am