happy may!

there were so many things going on today, a may pole gathering I once cherished, an immigration march I usually attend, but instead of doing the obligatory I did just what I wanted, which meant coffee and croissants in the cemetery this morning, an hour of glorious lane-all-to-myself lap swimming, digging up (with permission) and replanting poppies, lilies, and lambs ear in our exploding garden, reading Hamlet on the front porch, eating lots of purple cabbage salad and tangerines, and last but verily not least, preparing for my interview tomorrow with acclaimed author Pam Houston, whose writing makes me glad to be alive...