Faith's Enclave News - Sushi and Rolls

Friday was interesting. Not *getting a lot written* interesting -- I only managed a bit less than 4 pages -- but interesting all sorts of other ways. Hence the odd title of rolls and sushi.

First of all, I didn't sleep Thursday night. Just one of those nights, you know? Teaching at the school is a new kind of stress, which I totally enjoyed, but still. A new kind of stress.

Then I was in contact with the teacher for a couple of hours.  Then I wrote my 4 pages. Jane Yellowrock totally rocks! But she is *much* tougher than any character I have ever written before. Tougher than Thorn. Tougher than Rose. So tough I may need to give her a softer edge somewhere. Hmmm. Good thought. I'll ponder that.

In the afternoon? Hubby and I went to our friend's pool so he could try to Eskimo roll. In the kayak. He has managed to do it successfully 3 times prior to that, but it is a counterintuitive, flowing action, requring the use of the entire body. Not something one does once and has it, but something one does once and then might not do sucessfully for several hundred more tries and then finally *gets* it and has to practice often, forever. He did 2 rolls successfully!  It was lovely to watch.

The roll, at its best, is fluid, economical, graceful as a seal. I was so proud. And no, I didnt get into the water. I have vertigo from the pollen. Rolling over and over when one already has vertigo isn't smart. But I did get a bit of sun, a bit of rest, and have fun.

The sushi part of the title? Massage therapist extraordinaire Diane Stordock and I took a sushi class at Paula Gillman's kitchen shop! It was totally cool! I will never be a susih chef (I understand that a chef spends the first 6 - 8 years of his training  learning how to make rice. Oy.) but I can at least fix some fairly competent version of my favorite food at home. It was a blast! Traci, at the shop, took pics, and if she sends them to me, I'll post them on the Yahoo group.

Faith