The river is wide
by chuckofish
How was your weekend? On Saturday the OM and I took a drive out to Washington, MO. We ate lunch outside at a sidewalk cafe (we have those in flyover country) and sat by the river and watched it roll by. Very pleasant and I highly recommend it as a way to get out of the house and unwind a bit. (Any river will do.)
Washington has a big park with a lot of benches, so you can just hang out. It’s free! As daughter #1 has mentioned, a little time spent by the Big Muddy puts things in perspective. It also brought this song to mind. Our parents had this album (and I’m sure it’s still in my basement.)
On Sunday the wee babes came over for a wee frolic and havoc parade.
After they went home, I tidied up, talked to my DP, caught up with daughters #1 and #2 and Miss Katiebelle…
…and caught some Olivia de Haviland on TCM. I ended up watching the best movie ever–The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938).
In other words, I followed my own advice for a good weekend: keep it simple, add a little spontaneity, get your vitamin D, stay close to family…Life is (still) good.
Enjoy the salt mine this week.
dual personalities 
Any river will do, as you say, though I’d argue some are much better than others, even after all of the pollution cleanup we’ve accomplished in the past few decades.
Good point. But I do love the Big Muddy. 🙂
I got to know it during a brief period up in Iowa.
Lovely, lovely, lovely! I need to find a river. We do have a creek nearby…
Sounds like a near-perfect weekend!!! Our river is a mere three blocks away and yet I hardly ever see it. Now I have the urge to go sit and contemplate it. 🙂
Sounds great–and I love the phrase “havoc parade” xo
Inspired, I know, right?