100 days of summer :: day32

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“It’s great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.”

― Anna Quindlen, Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake: A Memoir of a Woman's Life

Today is our 49th wedding anniversary and, while it seems almost like yesterday, it also seems like ages ago.
I have been diving deep into my memory bank lately and can see where our weaknesses layed and how we might have avoided some big mishaps if we had only known what we know today, but that is not how life works. The good news is that we are still able to laugh at each other, speak honestly about what is on our minds and, feel confident that we have each other’s backs.

We have spent the day together doing normal house things… In a bit we will go out to one of our favorite restaurants in town for dinner. We will have a glass of wine, or maybe even a fancy cocktail. We may talk about how lucky we are to be here, right now, together, pretty unscathed.

Tomorrow Percy will come for a sleepover and we will marvel at how much love we have in our lives. I think it is time to allow myself to let go of the mistakes we might have made throughout this 49 years of marriage, focusing instead on joy, tenderness, and gratitude..

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100 days of summer :: day 31

We finally made it down to the new pier! I don’t know if Baker was more excited about the smells or the possibility he might get to roll in it. He didn’t!

Little Squalicum Pier extends 1,248 feet into the bay, making it the longest, public pier in Washington state and the longest on the West Coast between White Rock, B.C., and Pacifica, California.

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100 days of summer :: day 30

“We think time travels forward, marches on in a straight line, and so we alongside it to keep up. Hurry, hurry, mustn't fall behind. But it doesn't, you see. Time just swirls around us. Every thing is always present. The things we've done, the people we've loved, the people we've hurt, they're all still here?”

― Richard Osman, The Last Devil to Die

a long walk with Percy, bug jars and, story telling
love notes for both grandpa and me and, how he can write his full name now
the haziness that hung around all day, making it a bit muggy but also a bit intreging
how well we are communicating right now, showing patients and support
large print books and a couple hours this afternoon to get into this one

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100 days of summer :: day 28

"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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100 days of summer :: day 27

“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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100 days of summer day 26

"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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