11:30 a.m.

The first wild rose has bloomed next to the driveway, and another bud is soon to follow its lead. Soon the entire trail will delight with glorious scent. Swoon.

It’s gonna be a gorgeous, hot day. I can’t wear shorts without dousing my legs in toxic insect-repellent, so I have become a real farmer, wearing long sleeves and long pants, even in extreme heat, while I water and dig.

Dreaming of lilacs, another olfactory ecstasy.

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“H never ceases to amaze me. We took a walk in the woods by the beach today (we had to drive 40 minutes to find woods). As we were walking we were pointing things out to each other, including sounds and smells. As the path turned away from the water, the ocean scent was replaced by the cool, rich smell of forest. And I took a deep breath. H kinda sniffed the air and said “That smells just like happiness.” — KC P...

Friday 9:30 p.m.

Once again, I did not get a lick of work done today.

Oh, I cleaned off my desk, organized all the stacks of ‘papers to be dealt with,’ basically put my office in order so that now it looks like a pleasant, orderly place to be instead of an obstacle pile of books and dust. That feels like a tangible accomplishment, and maybe I’ve feng shuied myself into some ambition in the very near future.

This afternoon I went to town for about two hours for shopping and recycling and one lonely garage sale.

And I fed my children supper.

And I drove to the town a half-hour northeast, to sort organic produce.

So, no work done today, but my office is clean. So is the kitchen; we found where the red ants were coming in and cleaned the area, applying tea tree oil to repel the line of them coming into the cupboard.

xoxo
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Kate