September 1, 2023
visit, phone call, and back in the country
posted by soe 11:39 am
Another week of not knowing what day it is. Sigh.
Anyway, here are three beautiful things from my past week:
1. Karen and I get a chance to spend a lovely afternoon together.
2. Rebs and I spend a couple hours catching up on the phone and she follows up with photos of the bull moose she saw on vacation this summer (which she shared in the comments a few weeks back).
3. Rudi returned home from Finland Monday night, much to the great job of Corey. (Apparently our pet sitter’s catnip is not as appealing as having someone to curl up with at night.)
How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world this week?
August 25, 2023
who’s looking at whom?, visitors, and sleeping upstairs
posted by soe 11:27 am
Keeping track of what day it is seems a little challenging right now. So we’re getting three beautiful things on Friday instead of Thursday this week:
1. My parents’ yard is a hummingbird haven, and the curious birds like to hover outside the window and peer in at you.
2. I spy a pair of monarch butterfly caterpillars munching their way down stalks of my mother’s parsley. The next day, they’ve moved on.
3. Listening to rain fall on the roof makes for delightful sleeping.
How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?
August 18, 2023
mobile, updates, and care package
posted by soe 1:25 am
Three beautiful things from my past week:
1. Mum is home from the hospital.
2. Our cat sitter texts photos of Corey. He is enjoying his vacation brushing and catnip.
3. My mom’s friend has made zucchini cake for us.
How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?
August 11, 2023
secret, treats, and who says you don’t fly in a rainstorm?
posted by soe 1:09 am
Three beautiful things from my past week:
1. While last week I would have assured you that I had no zucchinis in my garden, this week I discovered one nearly as long as my forearm hiding under leaves and vines.
2. Rudi went to get the nail pulled out of our tire and the tire patched and brought home doughnuts from my favorite shop, even though I was the one driving when the car was attacked by road debris.
3. P!nk’s Summer Carnival concert was great, even though a tornado watch pushed the start time back and caused the opening opening act to have to forfeit their time. Even when the skies opened halfway through P!nk’s set and poured down on her, the band, and the dancers, they kept the energy and the joy high and endeared themselves to everyone in the crowd at the ballpark.
How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?
August 4, 2023
eat the rainbow, visit, and home
posted by soe 1:51 am
Three beautiful things from my past week:
1. My garden haul this week included tiny red chili peppers, orange cherry tomatoes, a yellow squash, a green bell pepper, blue-purple potatoes, and purple and green basil — and rainbow chard.
2. John, Nicole, and Juliet arrive for a visit — their first in four years. We eat a sushi feast to celebrate.
3. After 29.5 days (not that I was counting or anything) biking around Europe, Rudi came home.
How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?
July 28, 2023
phone call, trip, and lunch
posted by soe 10:46 pm
I meant to post this last night as usual, but then I was having such a good time, I forgot.
Three beautiful things from my past week;
1. Sam and I got a chance to have a call for the first time in ages. It was so good to get caught up with how he, Alexis, and Max are doing.
2. Eri and I spent two days in New York City, hanging out and seeing Sweeney Todd and talking. This afternoon, Eric came down to join us and we went to the American Natural History Museum and had a vegan dinner and gelato shaped into roses for dessert.
3. Susan and I had lunch Monday and got the chance to catch up on how her summer is going and her kids’.
How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world lately?