hello love,

It's Sunday and the weather is perfect. I mean PERFECT. It's also one of those ridiculous flipping-tired days with no explanation, but I'm rolling with it? We're making a set of wind chimes out of leftover keys, a la Pinterest. I love it already. I mean, look how many extra keys we've accumulated over the years. No idea what they unlock.

Also, I'm having a glass of wine. Bread is baking in the oven, Italian-style, a la Pinterest too. K.Lo helped put everything in the mixer and for nine minutes we watched the dough hook go round and round.

The deck, as per last week's FB post, is completely rearranged furniture-wise, and I like it. There's all this floor space in the middle, and the red table is squirreled away in a corner, where I'm writing now. The seed-starters are on the table out of puppy's reach. And I can quasi-hide. It's a reincarnation of always choosing a sit in the back of the class.

Guess who gave me this awesome rose - hag neighbor. I mean. There was obviously a price; I had to listen to a string of Life Complaints I Hope to Never Make. But it was nice? It's a lovely rose.

I love the image of your painted floor - a picture please - and the walls and all the other transformations. I need pictorial evidence of what is happening over there! What is filling your days.

And Bruckner's POV makes me laugh - I've conditioned myself over the many years to automatically cringe at overt God-talk. I do wonder. Because for me in my quieter ways I'm inclined to show rather than tell people what I value? But I witness you on your sage-path, amazed. But then, my husband the secular-humanist. I have my foot in both worlds, and I understand each side.

Tonight: fish tacos, twilight 4: part 2 (finally!), more painting of keys. Tomorrow: some uber-inexpensive babyback ribs from Aldi and an evening bonfire, I hope! And Arrested Dev in there, somewhere.

Pen,

hello my darling, how goes it? did you catch up with me on our book? hows the weather? the weekend? etc. whatevs.

i just painted my nails despite the fact 3 of my nails are really short due to nonspecified reasons. but it works i guess. i went for a light shiny metallic pink. work on the bathroom is going- the silly issue with the sink is still going to extend over part of the tub but then the tile is extending around the hideous window. our goal is to sheet the durawhatever, primer the walls and call it a day until we finally order the tiles. then i'll smash up the floor and let the true transformation take place- but that's at least a week away from starting due to aforementioned "visit". but we did buy a fancy towel ring and this bowed shower rod which may help with the claustrophobia that is the tub what with the walls being built over it and what not. but mom cleaned the windows and i never knew they could look so clean. seriously. totally surprised.

anyway, yesterday i repotted 20 or so plants, raising the soil levels, graduating certain gardenias to bigger pots. they were totally excited. i did stop briefly for some lunch and i went 1/2 way out, saw the neighbors flag and went right back in and got our flag, and around the same time dad said to mom, call m. and tell her to put out the flag. but she didn't. i told mom that such psychic promptings should desist immediately. as already she made me stop at starbucks the day before and get her iced coffee. but besides, after that another coat of paint (cranberry) inside the vanity, more nonspecified work and by quitting time we watched young victoria but not before some super tasty bbq chicken and corn on the cob. twas successful allround.

so there's some lifetimemovie with tonydanza on and i'm going to quick get an omlette going before i yoga. and then its helping install this whatever its called and trying not to ruin my manicure. oh, and then a church mtg about prayer things and whatever. have a good day you,

m.