{"id":784,"date":"2012-07-01T15:31:41","date_gmt":"2012-07-01T19:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/?p=784"},"modified":"2012-07-01T15:31:41","modified_gmt":"2012-07-01T19:31:41","slug":"cape-wrap-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ordinarylegacy.com\/word\/2012\/07\/01\/cape-wrap-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape Wrap Up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It has been unusually hot at the beach this year, I mean in the 90s kind of hot. That did not stop me from being on the beach Thursday but on Friday I needed something a bit different. I’m headed to The Loft in West\u00a0Harwich for a Reflexology Session and Pedicure with Mia Hill. This comes highly recommended by Trudi and the three other women I dined with the other night. Mia is to die for they say. Ok, off I go.<\/p>\n

I don’t normally get a pedicure before I come to the Cape because I am extremely hard on my feet. The Girls and I walk about three miles each day, then once on the beach the sand and pedicures DO NOT get along. If there is a day of iffy weather toward the end of my stay I will splurge and go to the spa otherwise I’ll see the ladies at 17 Nails when I get home. Did I mention it\u2019s been extremely hot this year on the Cape? Giving my skin a break is the equivalent of iffy weather in this case.<\/p>\n

The Loft is a tiny little house on Route 28 next door to Leddie’s Paint that you can blow right by if you don’t know it’s there. Mia should do something about that… The air is filled with the aroma of spa lavender and lemon grass and the meditation music is playing softly.\u00a0 So far so good.\u00a0 The foot bath is steamy and relaxing, the scrub invigorating and the move into the massage table\/overstuffed chair is just a sinking in and sinking away from the world.<\/p>\n

The Reflexology Association of Canada defines reflexology as:<\/p>\n

“A natural healing art based on the principle that there are reflexes in the feet, hands and ears and their referral areas within zone related areas, which correspond to every part, gland and organ of the body. Through application of pressure on these reflexes without the use of tools, cr\u00e8mes or lotions, the feet being the primary area of application, reflexology relieves tension, improves circulation and helps promote the natural function of the related areas of the body.”<\/p>\n

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I found reflexology very interesting.\u00a0 It seemed a series of strokes, taps, pressure application and pauses that was not really systematic but was indeed\u00a0effective.\u00a0 I never really knew what method was coming next but the outcome was wonderful.\u00a0 The session took a full hour and then Mia completed my pedicure with a foot and leg massage and some snappy pink polish. All total I spent two very relaxing hours at The Loft.<\/p>\n

As relaxed as I was when I left I also found I had enough renewed energy to get my shopping done at the Chatham Jam and Jelly<\/a> and Chatham Pottery<\/a>.\u00a0 Carol at Chatham J and J is always happy to see me and my list arrive at the shop.\u00a0 I have a frequent buyer account there and she is always generous with her discount.\u00a0 She knows if I don\u2019t go home with certain of her stock I\u2019ll be in BIG trouble.<\/p>\n

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Over the years I\u2019ve collected quite a few of Chatham Pottery\u2019s hydrangea pieces.\u00a0 I\u2019ve learned to pace myself as they are a bit expensive and I don\u2019t have the room for collections that can\u2019t be put to good use every day.\u00a0 I\u2019ve learned that \u201csaving\u201d pieces for company is a waste of time so my china and crystal are my everyday dishes and glasses and that gives me huge satisfaction.\u00a0 As I look around the showroom I see that I\u2019ve got a hell of a good collection and don\u2019t really need anything.\u00a0 Damn.\u00a0 And then they show me the oops shelf.\u00a0 I know all about their seconds but the oops?\u00a0 Apparently when they try something new and she doesn\u2019t like the design as much as she thought she would it goes onto the oops shelf.\u00a0 There\u2019s nothing wrong with it, it just doesn\u2019t work for the store.\u00a0 BUT IT WORKS FOR ME\u2026. The most recent experiment was the hydrangea pattern with an antique wash.\u00a0 There was a wall mounted planter and a mug.\u00a0 SOLD!\u00a0 The mug will be spot-on for tea (pun intended) and hide the tea stain perfectly and the planter works beautifully against my building on the front porch.\u00a0 Just saying, one person\u2019s oops is my SCORE.<\/p>\n

The end of a perfect day.\u00a0 Tomorrow it\u2019s back to the beach and then home on Sunday after cleaning up the best I can so Trudi doesn\u2019t use my name in vain.\u00a0 I know she doesn\u2019t and even if I scrubbed from top to bottom she would do it again anyway, God love her she has more energy than anyone I know.<\/p>\n

I love my home on Stowe Lane and if I could move it to the Cape, with its quirky (but year round) neighbors and family I would, but that doesn\u2019t seem possible.\u00a0 At the end of this Cape trip I\u2019ve come to the conclusion that the effort of making a new life for myself in yet another state might not be for me.\u00a0 I do know like I know that the two weeks I spend there each year do more for my body (not counting the header I took on Tuesday) and soul, my writing, my outlook than anything else in my life.\u00a0 Then the fact that it cements my friendship with the Cronin\u2019s ever more is the icing on the cake of my vacation.<\/p>\n

See you in September, San, Lina and Toto too<\/p>\n

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