Friday, March 18, 2005

overflowing



"mama!", my daughter cried, this morning, at ten o'clock, on my one day off this week, "there's something wrong with the washing machine!"
we had - had - such fine friday plans, she and i: we would sleep late; we would ease into the day, spend a few hours in town, shop, pause somewhere nice; we would buy the ingredients for maccheroni al ragu bianco, which is her favourite dish. she has accumulated all the "study points" she needs to graduate, so this was part of her celebration: the meal, and the afternoon together.
instead, we mopped up water rippling an inch deep on the whole top floor, wrung out every towel we own, again and again, called the repairman, waited for his arrival, and accepted his somber verdict.
we did get into the city, though, but a bit later than planned, and a bit stressed.
and we did do most of what we intended to do.
and we did dine on maccheroni al ragu bianco...
because graduating from college is worth a feast, deluge or no deluge, as far as i can see.

13 comments:

  1. At least you were able to salvage the day, ultimately. I hope this doesn't mean trips to the Laundromat from now on.
    What a magnificant photograph. A reflection not from the flood on your floor, I presume ;-)

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  2. I love your photo. Great. The broken reflection is like a painting for me.

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  3. Kudos to you and your daughter for not losing sight of what's important to you, come hell or high water (pun intended).
    Great photo -- it looks like a painting!

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  4. A mesmerising image, Lynn. I am glad you and Marieke had your day of quiet celebration. Congratulations to the two of you ... a wonderful achievement.

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  5. that is gorgeous! i gasped when it came on to screen... that's my kind of photo.

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  6. as said before, it looks very much like a painting, the swils of colours and shapes. Almost makes me wish i had seen the picture before so i could use it for my art project but alas :)
    also congratulations for the college graduate! great such a waterflood did not stop the celebrations.

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  7. ~good friends, like family, are like gold, valuable and not worth letting go of, and for good friends their are always sacrifices, but they are never ignored...great post, and I am glad you two got to do the things you wanted to do to celebrate...AND as for the image...you know I/eye am a sucker for reflex shots, this one is captivating indeed...I believe it would make a fine framed print...something for your friend possibly...something to once again 'celebrate' and remember the day...~

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  8. Yes, graduating is worth a feast. Love how you manage to see the photographic humor of the situation.

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  9. Magnificent! One of the best reflection shots I've seen.

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  10. So sorry about the deluge...but lovely that you still managed to rescue your plans in spite of it. Congratulations to the graduate! LOVE the photo!

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  11. The fact that you manage to take some amazing photos on almost a daily basis is amazing to me. You should put a book together. I'm serious.

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  12. Lovely lovely image!... I just love reflections -- you always have the best ones!...

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  13. Hope this is not the floor of your basement.
    Seriously, i like the deconstruction operated by the waves in the water: I am expecting to see a Dali clock emerging from the ripples.

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