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october zinnia
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martinis with a view
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germinate shawl on rocks
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field of flags 2
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color affection with edge
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cedar leaf shawlette 2
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Eye Candy Friday

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Say hello to this gorgeous heliotrope. It looks beautiful and smells fantastic.

Here’s to a beautiful and fantastic weekend, friends!

Three On Thursday

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I’m busy and a little scattered so how about some random thoughts this Thursday?

  1. We started curbside pick up at my library this week. The Assistant Director and I met last week to discuss how best to offer this and then she went forward and put our plan into motion to make it happen. On Tuesday she and I put out 47 bags to be picked up and it seemed to go pretty smoothly. At one point I saw people out there picking up their library materials and browsing the cart of free books we put out as well and my librarian’s heart overflowed. Even if we can’t greet them personally it feels so good to be getting books into people’s hands again.
  2. On Monday afternoon at 4:20 it was exactly 4 weeks since Dale got hit by a car. We paused for a moment, looked at each other, and hugged. I feel like ever since the sutures got removed last Friday and we passed this 4 week milestone things have been moving in a good direction for him. And I know Dale feels it too because on Tuesday afternoon he told me he thought he’d turned the corner . . . that he felt like himself again. He’s pretty much ditched the wheelchair except for sitting outside for periods of time or moving around in the driveway and he’s using the walker much less and the crutches much more. At home PT ends this week and next week he starts outpatient PT. Thank you all for your support and love and concern as we have maneuvered this last little while. Keep sending good healing thoughts his way, please!
  3. I’ve been thinking a lot about racism in this county and the work that I need to do as a white woman. While this is at the forefront now on a national level, I started doing some work with this personally last year and I’m glad that I did because it has helped to prepare me for some of the conversations I am having now. I still have lots to learn and I’m trying to listen more than I speak and I am committed to being an anti-racist. If you are making that commitment as well, and I hope you are, I urge you to do some reading. This list is on Good Reads is a great place to start.

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Looking Back: May 2020

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Let’s have a look back at May, a month that brought truly unexpected change into our lives.

What did I learn? 
I learned a lot of things I never expected to learn . . . like how to give my husband a shot in the belly, how to push for information from hospital staff, and how to navigate a traumatic experience. I also learned that I have a wonderful group of friends who support me, a community that is behind us and beside us, and that life is very very fragile and unpredictable.

What was my greatest accomplishment? 
Did I mention I learned to give my husband a shot? Ummm. Yeah. And maybe also the great ear I got on that loaf of sourdough bread.

Where did I go? 
Practically nowhere but we did expand our bubble and the kids are now coming to our house again. And I ventured to the nursery a few times for plants.

Who did I spend time with? And what did we do? 
Aside from Dale, which was pretty much constant other than the 6 days he spent in the hospital, I finally (!!!!) got to spend time with Jackie again. And also Jessica and Hannah and Patrick. It was really just them coming here but that was wonderful and welcome. And my relationship with Jackie picked right up where it left off and we are fast friends once again.

What brought me joy? 
My husband got hit by a car and survived. ‘Nuff said.

What do I want to remember? 
For the first time ever I have to say that there are a couple of things I’d like to forget . . . seeing Dale lying in the road, or when I called the hospital on the morning after his accident to get an update and they told me there was no patient by that name and I’d have to come in and speak to a doctor . . . those were not good moments. But the things I want to remember are plentiful . . . the look on Jackie’s face when he saw me in person for the first time in 2 months, the car parade to welcome Dale home, the gifts of food and booze, snacks and chocolate, flowers and cards and well wishes, and the love. Always the love.

Let’s hope June is a month of things I want to remember and nothing I want to forget!

Eye Candy Friday

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Here you go. Some pretty little pink flowers from one of the containers on my deck. They are small, about the size of a nickel, and look like little roses to me, although they are actually a variety of petunia.

Take some time to enjoy small joyful things this weekend, friends.

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