A fun playdate
A cool, calm mama to learn from
And her delicious bruchetta
kombucha bottling
My daughter’s jou with a little keychain flashlight
My other daughter’s giggles and coos
Decided to finally tackle reading Shakespeare, and can’t put Othello down
Rye bread
Nourishing Traditions book
This
Work that feels like play
The book “Free to Learn”
All the books. I can hardly believe how many there are, and I ache a little knowing I can’t read them all, or even know about them all
Salmon with lemon and garlic
An idea for someone I love
A project nearing completion
Finding a hard drive with lots of space, so I don’t have to buy one
Vision boards
Warm blankets
This
Hard days
Without which, we’d never grow stronger
The sweetness of gratitude when it’s difficult- like a working hard for something you’re not sure you’ll even like, and then it’s wonderful
These tough days
Becoming friends with 4am
Seeing myself in different light (unflattering light, self-honesty, but then I can see clearly to change things)
Letting thoughts pass
Choosing thoughts of strength and wholeness
Dear friends
Even this
Raspberry and strawberry plants from Andrea, in the ground today
and Peony roots, which I am ridiculously excited about
My grandma, the best in the world
When the babies sleep at the same time, and it’s daylight
Mark re-sided most of the garage, painted the whole thing, then completely tore apart and redid the rotten wood in the breezeway. He’s amazing!
My toddler’s interest in drawing
Doing what I can with what I have
Deep gratitude for what I have
Love
This
Pumpkins
Kitties at pumpkin farms
Daughter’s delight
Sticking to what I said
Good results
A long, quick walk (miracle)
Tea
Friends
Fun and perfect book from my grandma
This
Laughter
Friends
Frisbee!
Michelle brought helium balloons in case the kite didn’t fly, and it didn’t! (I blame the manufacturer) (it was homemade)
Julie, Michelle and our own Carol entertained by talking on helium from the balloons!
My toddler played and played, so much fun!
I got to run and frisbee and chat while the baby made the rounds in everyone’s arms
My husband did so much work, maintaining the fire and helping kids and running to the house
Our neighbors even came out and M was the master marshmallow-roaster
This
Writing gratitude at night, which gives me the whole day to reflect on and a happy heart to sleep with
Starting a new fermented recipe- if something should happen to me, please clear out the pantry or our house might get taken over by different forms of yeast
My very first sourdough loaf- not great but it’s a start!
Learning in big, passionate spurts
Holding Hannah
Watching Ava
and holding her too, when H is sleeping, and we can catch up on our one-on-one time
How incredibly beautiful and unrecognizable my life would look to me 5 years ago
The ability to feel blessed
This
The quote, I forget the source, that nothing is good or bad until we make it so
Which makes me think the things we ‘blame’ for doing this or that bad thing in our lives are just reflecting us
Chatting with a friend and her husband, nice surprise
Someone to talk fermentation with
My lovely & lively grandparents, and grandma looking up the name of the flour mill for me
Fun with food
Patience
Finding the right book just in time
Exhale
This
Time to post- both girls asleep early
Garrett’s writing in his lists- love the branches of smoke
Starting sourdough starter
Keeping kombucha going
Learning so much about new things
A quick, unexpected visit from Becky, who was in the area
A long, lovely visit from Andrea and her boys, and she brought elderberries, I can hardly believe my luck!
Planning and baking for the Michaelmas party on Monday (you’re all invited! :)
Putting the phone down more- even thinking of getting rid of our smartphones
This
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