cindy pon
a little sweet, a little sour

Category Archives: ramblings

the first three years

my intention was to do a decade look back.
i don’t usually do this type of retrospective post,
but so much has happened for me between 2000-2009,
i thought it would be a fun endeavor.
i began collecting fotos and realized that it will
have to be divided into two posts, at least!
in 2000, i was just finishing my masters [...]

how could it possibly be 2010?

i was watching the season 2 finale of The
Tudors last night, and feeling really very
anxious about it all. anne boleyn was beheaded
and altho i’ve read about this multiple times, it’s
quite another thing to see it acted out. there’s
something to be said about visuals. she was
executed in 1536 and the 500th anniversary
date will be in 2036. [...]

london calling

Cobbled Streets and gray skies
The smell of roasted chestnuts
Rubbing my mittened hands for warmth
as it pours from the café and shop windows
like sunshine on a summer day
But London is muted, dark too soon
beneath dense clouds
The Christmas decorations shimmer bright
colors: reds, golds and brilliant greens
Silver tinsel glitter like iced stars
I want a hot scone slathered in [...]

i pine

*especially low tide this past sunday.
so much so that the mossy green rocks
furthest out were revealed along with its
tidepools. munchkin is clinging to the love
like a rabid monkey and the sweet pea is a
smudge of red. i feel much blessed to live so
close to this beauty.
i haven’t seen my wild canyon bunny for near
two months. [...]

the quotable munchkin

*i squish those cheeks!
munchkin is 4.5 years old now, but one
year old in the above foto, making a blanket
tent with sweet pea! he constantly amuses me
with the things that he says.
these related to me by his preschool teacher,
mrs.p.
munchkin : i won’t see you tomorrow!
i’m going on a long weekend to new york city!
(we were going [...]