September 25, 2002
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Sensual Evening
Sometimes its time to call it a day. I go into the bathroom and drop all my clothes in the hamper, turn on the tap and add my favorite scented bubble bath with skin softeners. Then I light the candles. My drink sits on the little shelf in the corner of my tub, my CD Player sits next to the tub on the timeout chair my boys donated to my cause.
I slide into the water, and lean back. I brought a book, but tonight, I'm not as interested in reading as I am in being totally in the moment. I watch the flickering flame through my lashes, not analyzing, just experiencing the playful spark that teases the wick even as it burns. I turn on the music. The perfect music.
Because I know some of you really detest music that plays automatically when you visit a site, I'm not putting a sound file on this page. I am giving you a link - HERE - to a webpage where you can sample some of the California Guitar Trio's music. I think if you navigate around the site you can find an interview they did for NPR in which they explain why they are able to play the music they play. I tried to explain it to a musician friend once, and quickly learned that I just don't have the musical vocabulary to offer a coherent explanation. Anyway, maybe you don't really care how they are able to get that incredible rich sound out of their instruments.
Maybe you just want to get naked, slide into a bubble bath, listen to their cover of Caravan and watch a candle flame. That would be okay with me. That's what I'm doing.
Comments (20)
Hey that sounds WONDERFUL
sounds nice.
although one time i did that and fell asleep? i almost caught a cold, but what was worse: each and every body part that was under water got shrunk and wrinkled. ugghhh.
works for me!!!
Right now that sounds absolutely wonderful .... where is my bubble bath .....
Oh man!! Now you have me wanting to take a bath and climb into bed with my big thick comforter!
Mmmm, there's nothing quite like a good relaxing soak! I mix and scent my own bath salts, so I'm using those quite regularly, and it's just heavenly!
Branna that is so cool! I did my own bath salts for a while, but I haven't made up any recently. You remind me how much I like that.
Hey Girl,
Just stopped by your sight and must say that after reading your entry, I'm about to indulge in some sensual bathing myself!
Haha, I typed "sight" instead of "site"! blah, just ignore it!
I do that too... mostly in the winter months but I have 2 Bath and Body works scents I adore and a lavendar mask for tired eyes... put on music of the moment and it is bliss!!!
I love a nice relaxing bath... for me, I like the water so hot I can hardly stand it at 1st.. ya know.. hot enough to give your skin a nice healthy pink glow. So perfect!
Now I am realizing how tense I've been lately.. Maybe I will plan a home spa this weekend.. Thank you for the idea!
And thank you for dropping by.. Xanga-Love.. who would have thunk it...
I imagine .....
Amitié Michel
Winter and summer, I have to have a relaxing soak in the tub every night before I go to bed. I love it!
Mmmmnice! I like to let my arms float up to the surface and feel weightless, or slide my head down so my ears are just covered and listen to the water sounds.
Hope you enjoyed your relaxing moment.
A wonderful evening it was, too. The kids put themselves to bed early - it was a quiet house with no screaming kids or Momi!
I'm relaxed just reading about it...
Want to borrow my rubber duckie? What about the rubber duckie?
There is nothing as rejuvenating as a good old fashioned soak in the tub. I just wish I had that old claw footed tub my parents had in which a grownup could actually fit.
God Bless - Dale
Sounds so relaxing...I can hardly wait for winter when I will feel more inclined to a nice, long, hot soak!
Spot
i'm thinking a good soak would be good tonight. jasmine and lilac bath salts...candle of course...yep. good idea...thanks for planting that seed in my head...i needed that.
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