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Primary, Flowers & Don

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Why do I have the feeling I’ve posted this photo before? In fact, I have that same feeling about both of the pictures today. Sometimes I just don’t have new photos to share with you, so I go back in my photo library to find something current which I think I haven’t used yet. But…it’s a bit of a crap shoot. I’m pretty sure I haven’t used it, but I’m not absolutely sure, and then I say to myself, what the heck? Use it.

Anyway, the flowers down by the mailbox still look like this, so I’m putting it in the post. I love Queen Anne’s Lace and it always shows up down by the road in the late summer.

We have a primary here today for State offices; Governor, Attorney General (so important now as NY State is taking action against Trump,) Representative, etc. If you live in New York State or any other state that has a primary today, get out and VOTE!

Rick and Doug are stopping by this morning with Sam to check out what they need to know about our alarm and watering the plants when we’re away. They leave tomorrow. Sam is coming in to see our house, just in case we ever need to keep him with us for some reason. He can sniff it out and it will seem familiar to him. I love that boy.

 

I stopped by the place where Don was hanging out with his camera yesterday. He has a whole set-up now and he’s doing well! Anyway, we’d had a little tension that morning (yes, we’re like everyone else, we do have arguments) and I regretted being short with him. So, as I was showering, I decided I needed to stop by and apologize. Which I did.

One thing about Don that makes me fall in love with him all over again is that he is always surprised and delighted when he unexpectedly sees me. A smile lights up his face, he leaps to his feet, and embraces me. It’s no different than it was when we were first dating. I know I’m his favorite person, but in those moments, I really know I am.

How lucky am I? I already know the answer. Very.

Happy Thursday.

Flowers, Books, Ants

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A non-fading zinnia.

Nothing all that exciting to report on my end. I drove to the bookstore and got my copy of Bob Woodward’s new book. I’m going to start in on it today. I went grocery shopping. I cleaned.

I fought ants again. I swear, I have never seen so many ants over such a long period of time. Usually, I get them in the spring and then they fade away. But they have been a presence off and on all spring and summer. And now they’re back again! I’m so friggin’ sick of them. I don’t know why they are so bad this year – the crazy weather? So much rain? The last time our pest guy was here, he said they come inside when there’s too much rain because the rain destroys their ant hills. We had a lot of rain yesterday and we have more today. Sigh. I almost wish for winter just to get a break from these guys. Almost.

I  bought two hollyhocks this year. One has flowered nicely. The other? A big old dud. I saw two blooms a while back and it was if they were the miniaturized versions of a real plant. Every other bud has died. The leaves are fine. Just no flowers. Very disappointing.

Nice to know that the faux-president thinks he did a bang-up job with Hurricane Maria, which resulted in 3000 deaths, many of them due to neglect, no water, no supplies, no electricity, no nothing from the U.S. government. Or that he plans on building more Detention Camps. Or that he took money from FEMA and moved it to ICE, right in time for hurricane season.

I could go on and on. I try not to write about IT (my new pronoun for that man) very often, party because we all know what’s going on and most of us are horrified.

And my blood pressure.

But sometimes I just have to. Yesterday he arrived for the Memorial Service in Shanksville, PA pumping his fists like he was at a rally. Completely and utterly clueless, without compassion, dumb as a post, corrupt, traitorous, narcissistic, racist, bigoted, vile. I have to stop there because I keep thinking of more adjectives and at this rate, I’ll never stop.

Back to regularly scheduled programming.

A fading hydrangea. So lovely.

I think today calls for reading – alternating between a novel I’m reading and the Woodward book.  Maybe some hot chocolate later because it’s coolish out. And some deep breathing for some semblance of peace.

For those of you in the path of the storm, take cover, evacuate, whatever is necessary. Stay safe!

Happy Wednesday.

Fading Beauty

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I find aging flowers to be beautiful in their own right. Such texture, beautiful fading colors! Some of the first-to-bloom zinnias are fading now.

Aren’t they lovely?

We had a great time with Rick and Doug yesterday. They’re leaving on Friday and we’re driving them to the bus station. Doug knows a lot about travel and all the little, helpful details that we should know and he shared them with us. Today, we booked our trip on the Eurostar from Paris to London. Each time we do something like this, I get really excited.

This is my dream trip. It’s a dream come true. We were never able to do this before now.

I’m so friggin’ excited! With all that’s happened recently in my professional life, knowing that this trip was on the horizon really helped. Screw ’em. I’m going to Europe!

Today’s idea: go to bookstore and buy Bob Woodward’s new book. Oh, yes. I’m going to settle in with that book – a book I know is driving someone mad. Or madder than he already is.

Remember that little framed print I purchased recently for $10. I found the perfect place for it

In our half bath upstairs. The frame is the same color as the one on the other print. That was my grandmother’s. It’s very fragile and evokes such a strong sense memory of being in her house. I wonder if it was her mother’s? I’m not sure. Anyway, I think they look splendid together.

Okay. I’m off to get ready for the day.

Happy Tuesday.

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