Love Notes

Today I'm granting myself a hall pass from noodling over this note for too long.  Instead, I'm giving myself time to lie back and watch the clouds.  My brain isn't going anywhere more complex than sorting laundry.   I do have a small token of affection for you - a permission slip to do the same.

Permission to take your foot off the gas for a spell.  Isn't that what summer is all about anyway?  We have a solid six weeks of summer stretching out before us, like planks on a dock.    My seasonal soundtrack sings of iced tea, peach picking, beach reads and lawn chairs.   Or Adirondack chairs. Or beach chairs.   Each note carries the same message:  Slow down and just be.   Be exactly where you are.   In that moment fully.

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June is certainly a welcome month, isn't it?  I myself am wholly ready for softer schedules, later sunsets and a refrigerator oozing with summer produce  ... would you like to join me in a dish of watermelon for dessert?  How about starting your morning with a juicy peach dripping down your chin into the kitchen sink?   I'm dreaming of guilt free afternoons spent sipping peach iced tea with mint while reading a book on a beach or in my garden.

But my day planner has other ideas - it's telling me, "We're not quite done yet here sister".  I'm actually on a train to NYC for garden club meetings as we speak.  I really do love New York in the summer - you can get into restaurants, museums are less crowded and the weather can be lovely for walking.  More on that below.  READ MORE

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