Wednesday, August 13th

AT LAST a whole day for myself! I lifted my head just now after typing for an hour, and heard the absolute silence—there is not a breath of wind, the sea the most radiant pale blue. The lobster boats creep by, hardly making a sound. And then I heard the slight gentle whirring of crickets, that sound of late summer with autumn already in it. Bliss!

Yesterday I had two sessions here for the certification of the two Union Graduate students for whom I am an adjunct as they work for PhD’s—a rich, complex day. I felt grateful, when it was over, for all that came into the house with these twelve people.