now

We are...

• enjoying some cooler temperatures (78-82 degrees, anybody?) and some much needed, though sporadic, rain
• painting with acrylic paints on canvas for the first time and LOVING the results
• reading stacks of books: mostly Newbery winners from 1978 to the present (my favorite so far is "The View from Saturday" by E.L. Konisburg - it is a remarkable, inspiring creation and I am not sure why people aren't constantly raving about it)
• loving our farmer's market: we had Damson (I think?) plums and fresh figs with our lunch on Saturday...and the gratitude I feel, a woman with a black thumb, knows no bounds for these lovely, hard-working gardeners and farmers who provide these tasty treats for me
• dreaming of Halloween costumes for My Girl...actually, I've started sewing it, but am still in the dreaming stage for the wings of her costume
• loving the crepe myrtle that is blooming everywhere
• rejoicing in a quiet, book-filled weekend
• looking forward to a visit from a Tucson friend, a steel drum concert and sharing a strawberry-peach pie this weekend
• procrastinating about my workout!
• wondering how it is already mid-August

What are you up to?