Friday, July 03, 2009

Provincetown: Day 3

This is day 3 in Provincetown. I find myself unwinding and settling in to a place that is uncommonly familiar to me. This is a place where for years I have walked along the Commercial Street Bay and with JB talked of hopes and dreams and aspirations and perspirations. We've always joked about that phrase, but we've pretty much covered each category. It was here that we planned our restaurant, bought this little condo one block from the bay, launched the Provincetown Artisan Cooperative, reviewed the planning and writing of my book. It was here that our beloved dog Rosie ran and swam for hours at a time, right up until the day before she died.
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It was also here that a year ago this August, I lost my footing in a way I would not have predicted and never expected. So in a sense it's good to be back here again, knowing I am rebuilding and moving on from a very sad period and a very sad ending.
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I will be in Provincetown four days each week throughout the summer, and two plus uninterrupted weeks in August. I'll be taking pictures frequently. And I'll be writing. Today I wrote 15 pages. I stopped with a sense of accomplishment, ready to walk along Commercial Street with JB, hand in hand, catching gorgeous glimpses of the ocean tucked between the shops and buildings, appreciating the festivity of a coastal tourist town where just about anything goes. It's enough to look up and whisper 'thank you.' Which I did.
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Enough said. Here's a recap of today:
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19 comments:

  1. Way to go -- 12 pages. That is awesome.

    I love this post and I love all of the pictures. I love that you and your sweets are walking hand in hand.

    This place is fantastic.

    I totally love the little bench and I love the star.

    Are the little Mr.'s coming to stay.

    Love Renee xoxo

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  2. You and JB have a wonderful condo thanks for the tour. Congrats on the 12 pages :-).

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  3. I know when I get there it will all seem so familiar to me.

    I'm glad you're writing!!
    Purging is healing.

    The shed looks like the magic cottage. Add stars and a blue door ;)

    You know what my favorite photo is??
    yup, the art supplies!

    One day we'll make art together.
    You, me, JB, Mim, Suki and anyone else that wants to join us. Yay!

    Thanks for the visit to P-town.

    xoxoxoxo
    Lo

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  4. wonderful stuff - and splashing paint together sounds great

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  5. Seems like a very inspiring place to be.
    Will you be there for writing?
    Love the interior of your appartment.
    Enjoy and I hope your heart will heal there.....

    hug >M<

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  6. i can feel the healing vibes from here, and know it's good you're back. love the photos too and also love the image of you and jb walking hand in hand back in time. can i come make art too....bwaaaaa....

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  7. rahman, thank you for your visit but i'm no bro! i'm a sis!

    renee, the mr.'s are coming in a few weeks. this place is fantastic. i love it here...and speaking of love: tsup!

    annie, thanks. hey, it was 15 pages not 12. just because renee got it wrong doesn't mean you should follow her lead haha xo

    oh lo, i will be glad when you arrive safely and finally. and then perhaps we can plan a time here in ptown. but you will have to paint while here: it's that kind of place. xoxoxoxo

    mim, yay!!!!

    marianne, you are so sweet. no wonder you are emily's best friend. yes, i hope to make a big dent in novel #2 this summer. i love writing here. oh my poor heart! it just wants to keep feeling and keep loving but it has abandonment issues.... :)

    soulbrush! hello! well, here's the thing, soulbrush? would you come? could you come? if we planned a time a year in advance? is it possible? feasible? potentially dreamable? please advice, dear friend....

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  8. rahman, thank you for your visit but i'm no bro! i'm a sis!

    renee, the mr.'s are coming in a few weeks. this place is fantastic. i love it here...and speaking of love: tsup!

    annie, thanks. hey, it was 15 pages not 12. just because renee got it wrong doesn't mean you should follow her lead haha xo

    oh lo, i will be glad when you arrive safely and finally. and then perhaps we can plan a time here in ptown. but you will have to paint while here: it's that kind of place. xoxoxoxo

    mim, yay!!!!

    marianne, you are so sweet. no wonder you are emily's best friend. yes, i hope to make a big dent in novel #2 this summer. i love writing here. oh my poor heart! it just wants to keep feeling and keep loving but it has abandonment issues.... :)

    soulbrush! hello! well, here's the thing, soulbrush? would you come? could you come? if we planned a time a year in advance? is it possible? feasible? potentially dreamable? please advice, dear friend....

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  9. Delightful!

    When can I visit? :)

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  10. Ooooh . . love it! It looks like a little artist's retreat alright and your weather looks glorious too.I'll visit but the only thing I'm talented enough to paint will be the shed door!

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  11. 15 pages today!!! Whoa! And look how skinny you are!!!! My my, youre not wasting any time are you? Hooray for KJ! Enjoy your retreat time to the max, Mwah!

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  12. had no idea that you wrote a book - clever you! Did Val Gal do the cover? Enjoyed seeing the selection of photos here; to imagine your day filled with this; a sad place to leave but comforting to return to.

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  13. Sounds like you are replacing the bad memories of last year with new and healing ones. Yay!

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  14. soundslike a healing time for you to be back in your old "haunts." Am impressed by all you have done and created there. Hurrah. i too love the pictures of all the paint brushes.

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  15. KJ.. and emily..

    I am playing ketchup on all blogs...Love the pictures, and glad you are all hand in hand.

    Went and said Happy Birthday to Marianne( Bdays are important). Ive been doodling and writing in my journal/moleskin...I figured out its not made of moleskin but is a name ...Ha Ha..

    Hugging both of yall

    Smiles,
    Sonia ;)

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  16. Wow! So much to read and appreciate in this post.I love the last photos, you know I am always on green.
    You have great collections!
    Loving all the creative bites, fueling me to decorate my room KJ:) He..He..

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