Posts tagged: july

Midsummer Nights 7/28/25

Midsummer Nights 7/28/25

I am rather irked by the parade of brown prints and suede boots high-stepping their way into my Instagram feed this week.  And so begins my annual lament:  let the sultry magic of summer linger a bit longer.   

Hellooooo.  It's still July, people.   

After all, the days are still long and the evenings still warm ... why break the enchantment? 
  
Lounge in the sun with a good book.  
Bite into a peach and let the juice drip down your chin.  
Be still.  Be here.  In this one precious moment.  READ MORE

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Shell yeah

Shell yeah
How was your weekend?  Full of fresh watermelon and blueberries, I hope.  With the Fourth now fully in our rear view mirror, we are officially in the throes of summer.   Shell yeah (in this use, "yeah" is pronounced with a minimum of two syllables).   Remember last January, when we were DREAMING about sultry summer days like this? 

Last Thursday, July 4th, I had the unique privilege of bearing witness to 74 individuals as they turned THEIR DREAMS into reality.   On the West Lawn of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, these 74 men and women from 36 countries took the oath of citizenship to become our newest fellow Americans.   READ MORE

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Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue 6/19/23

Three Cheers for the Red, White and Blue 6/19/23
Everyone in my husband's family loves chocolate.  Me, not such a fan.   I like strawberries.  And blueberries.  And with downcast eyes,  l do hereby humbly confess, I like white chocolate sometimes too.  I know, it does taste like soap and it's not even chocolate.  I also am a big fan of the red, white and blue.     READ MORE

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