meeting our oldest friends for lunch as they pass through town on their way north
catching up on sons, their wives, and the grandchildren
heart shaped strawberries and putting the last couple quarts in the freezer
a text from Brandon telling me my rack of ribs will be done around 6:00 pm
grateful for all the ways our boys look out for us
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"Aren’t you worried that maybe I will get sick and all my teeth fall out from eating so much bread and jam?’ asked Frances. ‘I don’t think that will happen for quite a while’, said Mother, ‘So eat it all up and enjoy it."
- Russell Hoban Bread and Jam for Frances
waking up to just enough rain that I didn’t need to water
the mother deer and her fawn that walked through the lawn at stick class
new friendships found right in our neighborhood
a flat of fresh picked strawberries and a sticky kitchen from making jam
tears in the car and how he was able to calm me down with his knowledge about the state of our country
how Baker brings his kong toy to me to help him get the last treat out
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“I don’t care that much about getting older, but I don’t want to be forgotten, because to be remembered is to live and to be loved.”
― Anna Quindlen, Nanaville: Adventures in Grandparenting
we pick up the mugs we made last week…
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"Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language."
— Henry James
the neighborhood gathered for a summer solstice potluck, the kids played and ate s’mores, and the rain held off until everything was cleaned up!
happy solstice!
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“The morning was full of sunlight and hope.”
― Kate Chopin
I am a quarter of the way thought this project and here is what I have learned…
if I am patient the image will show itself at some point in the day
i am at a loss as to what to say most days, so maybe words are not necessary,
or at least can be minimal
this sweet little vase was a gift from my husband a few years back
it is full of flowers or greenery most months of the year
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