Some simple moments from my day . . .
my morning latte, a trip to Joe’s to buy fresh produce
my basket full of beautiful onions, snap peas, carrots tomatoes and strawberries
and homemade strawberry syrup for cocktails and mocktails
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“June is the time for being in the world in new ways, for throwing off the cold and dark spots of life.”
— Joan D. Chittister
We quietly celebrate 48 years of marriage. He starts refinishing the dining room table while I harvest the first lettuce from the garden. I practice saying no, and spend time looking for trolls with Percy. We all sign up for the summer reading program and hug a tree. The weather plays havoc with my mood, and some miner heath issues pop up. I miss old friends. The flowers in the garden, and cuddles with the dog, save me more than once.
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“There is nothing to be done but go ahead with life moment by moment and hour by hour-put out birdseed, tidy the rooms,
try to create order and peace around me even if I cannot achieve it inside me.”
― May Sarton, Journal of a Solitude
“But don't forget, in the meantime, that this is the season for strawberries. Yes.”
― Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star
Rosie the Riveter rose
We wake to a bit of rain, which is nice after the last few days of high temps and the air conditioning running. I run out, in the drizzle, to take these photos, just in case the rain really shows up. The colors of the blooms call to me and I debate cutting them, but decide to leave them right where they are, unless the rain really shows up. Soon the rain eases up and the sun comes out and they are by far the prettiest thing in the garden right now.
We head out to have Thai food for lunch with Brandon and Courtney and come home with leftovers so, I don’t have to cook dinner now!
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““It didn’t take me long to learn that the discipline or practice of writing these essays occasioned a kind of delight radar. Or maybe it was more like the development of a delight muscle. Something that implies that the more you study delight, the more delight there is to study.”
― Ross Gay, The Book of Delights: Essays
I am always delighted when my poppies bloom, and super excited when the rain holds off and doesn’t melt them. The plant is full of buds about to open, so fingers crossed that the rain holds off for a few days. These are Papaver poppies, and the color is gorgeous.
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