shari
the best day of the month so far. the ducklings swam with such joy. i was mesmerized and uplifted.
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chickadee nest {martha}
We said good-bye today, it was a lot harder than expected. Then I realized the little one's irritability was due to an ear infection that had been festering.
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miastella
i hate counting days, but once you start, it's hard to stop. 4 weeks until school starts, 5 years and she will leave for college.
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a.commonplace.life
the whole time we were there, all I could think was how lucky we were. this I can handle.
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molly
the day was like a page out of my childhood. hot farmhouse kitchen. fans running. assembly lines. putting up beans. iced tea. a late, fast-moving afternoon rainstorm.
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amy~ homegrown
as i wiped the many fingerprints off of the back door, the song of the cicada, and the hum of the box fan, said to me "you really do love summer"
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kim
i regretted not sending him before breakfast was halfway over...and then felt badly about feeling that. note to self: cut yourself a break sometimes.
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allison mcd
we ate birthday (cheese)cake.
i thought about how easy it is to take care of others.
i wondered why its so hard to do it for myself.
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erin
i can think of no reason why i feel like this. but i do.
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molly dunham
He asked me if I thought I'd ride my old Schwinn again. I dream of riding it down a dirt road from my farmhouse to the mailbox. I answered, "Yes."
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upper pond
I think of my grandmother every time I work in my garden and wish she was here to see it. I think she would be proud.
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smithiness
the form asked a question: how many pregnancies. it's been a long time now. but the memory of the pain is strong.
