Yes,
the floor is full of toys and there are dishes to wash (floors to wash, clothes to wash…), but the sun is falling on my chair. That warm, winter sun. And there is tea and the quiet of two children sleeping. I am going to sit in that sun and sit in it well.
And also,
This [...]
1. It continues to be a gorgeous fall. So many sunny days. So many light jackets worn out of desire rather than necessity. The heat from the furnace warms us on these chilly mornings, and in the afternoon, occasionally, we can even open a window.
2. I spent this particular day with two healthy kids that are [...]
(arms stretched out to catch every drop of good rain on a hot day)
Today’s abundances:
1. Sun.
2. And rain.
3. And heat.
4. Smiles for a little boy at the farmer’s market with his mama.
5. Buttered sourdough bread from said market.
6. And asparagus! And sausages! (It’s the small luxuries, isn’t it?)
7. Baby kicks/wiggles/dances (yes, this child is lively!)
8. [...]
I caught wind of 101 in 1001 from Patricia and Brooke. The idea is, write a list of 101 things you want to do in the next 1001 days. It’s like an extended sort of new year’s resolutions, and I like it. Because I feel to rushed with just one year (I hate feeling rushed), [...]
Defining books of 2009:
Sex, Economy, Freedom, and Community by Wendell Berry
“We ought to conscientiously reduce our tolerance for ugliness.”
Selected Writings of Dorothy Day
“The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution which has to start with each one of us?”
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. [...]
Things it is easy to do with a little baby around:
1. Read. Oh, it is delicious the way I can devour books while the little one nurses. One of the chief surprise pleasures of motherhood.
2. Walk. Not that I didn’t walk much before (I did), but carrying litle Reed around is a supreme excuse to [...]
I like:
-how light I feel when I walk down the street alone.
-the weight of the baby against my chest when we walk together.
-drinking wine, again.
-seeing Reed in his cradle after a long afternoon nap, realizing I’ve missed him.
-calling Reed a turtle when he makes his turtle face.
-Adam.
-autumn.
10 things I loved about this Sunday:
1. Watching This Old House over breakfast.
Suddenly it is July.
a list of this week’s favorites:
- favorite thing adorning the apartment: all the fresh tulips and the tiny daffodils
-favorite smell in the kitchen: the ragu i made the other night stewing away for hours on the stove.