Simple Things: Summer

~Lakes.

~ Cutting flowers to enjoy indoors.

~Thrifted blankets and table cloths.

~Eating outside for most meals.

~ Learning how to freeze our fresh foods for use this winter. (So far: strawberries, broccoli, and pesto).

~ Watching the kids dance to music they love.

~ Dirty children. And getting them clean again.

~ Evening walks.

~Squealing, jumping, laughing children as they try (and usually succeed) to catch fireflies.

~ Composting. Surprisingly very satisfying.

~ Growing food, even if it's just a mini-mini-mini container garden of basil, mint, and cherry tomatoes.

~ Painting old furniture to make it "new" and "ours".

~ Open windows.

~ Making bread and pizza dough out of habit.

~ Spending the morning in the woods with friends.

~ Garage sales.

~ Reading some of the same books that I loved as a child with my own children, only now they are reading to me.

~ Making my own "Life List".

~ Morning routine of watering plants and flowers. Usually in p.j.'s.

~ Thinking about the kinds of things I want to learn to sew. (So far: blankets, sundresses, skirts, curtains, and pillows/chair cushions.)

~ Holding smooshy babies and becoming more clear in my heart and mind about Possible Future Fourth Green Baby.

~ Sun tea.

What did I miss?