Between Friends: The Open Summer

Two woman, Anita Holzberg and Ann Wainwright met over the internet with Bill Costley,

their common friend, whose wife Carolin had been Ann's good friend. Starting in

June '09, Anita sent a Cupcake poem to Ann's website cakecakecake, after seeing

the photo of cupcakes. The poem was about her grandson's first birthday party. Ann

liked that and it was the start of a wonderful exchange of poems from Anita to Ann and

Ann with color, photos, and lay-out savvy, presented them to the blog. Now, in 2010,

the two women so alike in spirit and interests, have started BetweenFriends, a new blog

site where they can combine ideas about their worlds. Ann lives in Northern UK

(Teesside). Anita lives in Northern California, Sunnyvale, (Silicon Valley where all the

computers are.) We share our lives on this blog and hope you will comment and share

yours too, dear readers and enjoy the "ride".

Monday 7 July 2014

The Open Summer

As the crow flies

as lemons make lemonade

as the heat rises to 100 degrees

I live the open summer

No schedules

no waiting in line

a nap every afternoon

people and places to go not determined

Life is about appreciating these small ammenities

Taking care of the soul

I call it

I read a good book and relish every page

I meditate twice a day and find my center

I surround myself with silence

Some days I chose a favorite person for lunch

The cool evenings I wrap myself in a comfy blanket

Put the cat by my side

Watch oodles of girl t v

And watch the clock strike midnight

close the light

drift off to sleep.

Anita Schiffman Holzberg