1. With the help of Christy, Paul, Carol, and Taylor, our garage is now clear of nearly everything that was in it. Christy, Carol, and Paul took some items home with them. Paul and Taylor took other things to the transfer station to be dumped or recycled or, in the case of paint, disposed of whatever way the county does that. All that was left was our city garbage can, a few yard implements, and some miscellaneous tools hanging on the wall. We have a loft in our garage and our winter tires fit up there.
I'm very grateful to Christy, Carol, Paul, and Taylor for their help and have been indulging the feeling of relief, of ease, of relaxation I feel when we free ourselves of material things and open up space in our residence, whether in the garage, basement, or rooms in the house.
2. As satisfying as our minimizing project continues to be, today was also bittersweet.
It's been around thirty-five years since I started going to Nine Days Wonder shows at the WOW Hall in Eugene. It was a golden age in Eugene for jam bands like Zero, Little Women, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and others.
I listened. I danced. I felt nearly pure joy at these shows.
Well, tonight, Eugene's own Nine Days Wonder returned to the WOW Hall for their second 40 year anniversary reunion show, having played at the Alberta Rose Theater in Portland on Friday night.
Earlier this year, the band released an announcement of these shows and I thought at the time come hell or high water, I was going to go to both of them.
The timing turned out to be lousy. Labs last week. Oct. 20th appt. at Sacred Heart. Dermatology appt on Wed. the 22nd. Debbie taking off for Chicago on the 23rd.
I decided to stay home, take care of business, and I hope to go to Eugene/Portland in the not too distant future when I wouldn't have to rush back and could do what I love to do and stick around for several days.
So, this afternoon, I indulged in some nostalgia.
Nine Days Wonder's album, Left of Center, is on Spotify and my favorite song on that album is "On a Corner".
I dialed it up.
I lay flat on my back and stared at the ceiling.
I let the song wash over me along with memories and I smiled and felt old thrills as I thought about how I used to whistle or hum/sing the song's featured guitar riff as I drove or walked home after a show.
It was a deeply satisfying several minutes and I decided to leave it at that.
My longing to be in Eugene tonight wasn't going to go away and I decided to be economic with my nostalgia and just let "On a Corner" live with me for the rest of the day and evening.
3. Christy made a batch of Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup and brought Debbie and me a quart of it. It's cooled off this week in Kellogg, making it a perfect time for a delicious hot soup.
Christy's soup was awesome.
I enjoy ham and any legume together in a soup and this ham and split pea soup was deeply satisfying.
That's a lot of satisfaction for one day: a cleared out garage, WOW Hall and "On a Corner", and comforting, warming ham and pea soup.
Yes!
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