My second week on a Sailing and Flying theme was a little different from last week, but a few of the songs were the same (since it was a different group) and some of the themes we explored were the same. We talked about the feeling of freedom that flying and sailing, and even swimming give us. There's something special about being surrounded by air or water instead of being on land, and even when there are other people there, it feels more private or personal. You can be introspective when you're in a ship or an "airship". It's a vacation, when you're not at home on the ground. The theme of flying and sailing as an escape came up, and that home and love were to be found on the ground. Also, dreams and fantasy live "up there" or "out there" and not here on the ground. We also reminisced about dancing, and wished that we had more opportunities to dance. We had an interesting cake experience. I bought a cake at Dollarama to try (really!) an...
It was a lovely afternoon in lovely company! With only 2 of us there, we did a lot of talking, and even looked at my vacation photos on the big screen. We nibbled on carrot and cucumber sticks, and left the banana muffins for my family to enjoy. We noted that veggies are so much more delicious when somebody else peels and cuts them, something I'm happy to do. Fruit is kind of the same. Sections of oranges, slices of apples, balls of cantelope to pop in your mouth, all better because they come with care. Our theme was Flying and Sailing , and we both had good memories to share, and reminisced about all kinds of things that the songs inspired, including slow dancing. There is a feeling of freedom, of being carefree, when you're moving over a body of water with wind and waves and lots of sky above. It's a weird and wonderful privilege to be on a sailboat, or a tour boat like I was on recently. Flying in an airplane too is really extraordinary and astonishing when you think a...