Three beautiful things from my past week:

1. One of the advantages of grocery shopping after doing an evening watering of the garden is that the shortest path between the two skirts a woodsy hill, which glitters with fireflies toward dusk.

2. I have books to trade at the Arlington library, so I head over the river to take care of that, as well as picking up summer reading prizes. While I’m walking over to the coffeehouse I like to visit nearby, I pass an evening event at the college along the way. The performers are on break, but you can make s’mores at your table, with inventive options like making them using fudge ripple cookies instead of graham crackers. So, I do, because why would you not?!

3. Rachel suggests we do dinner. Rudi finds us a handful of options, Rachel narrows it to two, and I make the final selection, which none of us has tried before. All of us are happy with our entrees, and mine makes a fine meal of leftovers one night when Rudi is out with friends.

How about you? What’s been beautiful in your world recently?