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Friday, June 14

no truer words...





Sure, there are a lot of things I want, and some things I need, but isn't it true that the simple pleasures are the best?

Like this screen door we just put in from the kitchen to the mudroom...today's weather is 64 degrees, the birds are singing, a cool breeze is blowing from the North, our rooster, Bandito, is crowing, and the sound of freshly-washed sheets are snapping in the breeze. To me, it's perfect.




Simple pleasures like this vintage dustpan I filled with flowers...




or a rusty chicken waterer that found a new purpose...



our flowers are blooming like never before...




and the green of planted fields surrounds us...



This year, spring has been in no hurry to jump into summer...we even had friends over for a bonfire & s'mores last week...that never happens in June!

It's a picture-perfect day in our part of the Mid-west...and I'm grateful for every minute I can enjoy it. Wherever you are, I hope the sweet & simple things are there for you...sometimes, we just have to look for them.


Monday, June 3

what makes my heart happy...


while there's much to catch up on, today, this is what makes my heart happy...




I loved the temperature...for me it was perfect, in the 40's overnight,
and I love the colorful flip-flop lights given to me by a friend!

But you know what I love most?

See that glowing window?

Inside is my sweet ballerina (a week-long high school graduate)
hanging out with me...catching up on the day,
making plans for 
the week. 

And beyond.
Don't get me started, I'll cry.


"Dream beautiful dreams.
Then work to make those dreams come true."

-Spencer W. Kimball

 
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