27 May - June 15, 2025

Awe: finding wonder in the ordinary 
Bloom where you're planted ~ Mary Engelbreit
Cancel people-pleasing to protect your peace
Disconnect. Do less. Dare to believe...
Follow your breath.
God's Garden: Lettuce Be Kind. Squash gossip.  Turnip for church. ~ as seen on Pequot Trail, Pawcatuck  :)
Heavy Hearts by SYML listen here 🎶 ♥️ 
Inhale
Kaleidoscopes change again and again...
Listen 
"M is for Mnemonic: (neh-MON-ic): a handy way of remembering something hard by connecting it to something easy. P is for Pterodactyl * The Worst Alphabet Book Ever*
New Office
"Old phone" by Ed Sheeran XM radio Coffee House listen here
Q is for Quinoa
Rascality: mischievous behavior ;)
  source
Talking with the Trees
"U is not for You" 
"V is for Five. How Roman-tic"
"W is for Wren"
"X is for Xylophone" 
Y is not for WhY
"Z is for Zhivago." ~ P is for Pterodactyl * The Worst Alphabet Book Ever

Reading Before Gifting

"AAttitude brimming with Appreciation and enthusiasm invites miracles." p. 7
"Breathe fire on my self-confidence, melting it down into unrecognizable goop." p. xiv
"Choosing to honor our truth is choosing to honor our authentic selves." p. 13
"Don't blame, Don't shame, Don't play the game." ~ Carol Parrish qtd. p. 27
"Eighty is Exciting"? We'll see... Mom doesn't think so. 
"Go deep enough and there is a bedrock of truth, however hard." ~ May Sarton  qtd. p. 13 Grace each moment with Gratitude p. 36
Happily,  I've discovered... benefits of aging...p. xv
"In order to change our judging behavior,  we need to gently and lovingly gather the courage to face our fears, bring understanding... and temper our expectations...
Judging is trash. Let's toss it away." p.15
"Keep a firm hand on the helm of our own ship... accept responsibility for all aspects of our lives." p. 27
Let us once more meander and savor the sweet of life." p. 29
p. 28
"Ninety is Nifty"? Uncle Bob?
Only as adults, besieged by demands on our time and energy,  that we succumb to the tendency to scurry and gulp." p. 29
Pay attention. Pay attention and we are truly present in the moment. Pay attention and our hearts expand. Pay attention and God appears closer and mysteries become clearer." p.55
Quickly regain equilibrium ... Quiet joy p. 5
Recharge through Regular napping. p. 57
"Sixty is Serendipitous... Spaciousness, enthusiasm, angel feathers, and fun -- each of which I would glad welcome into my life at any time." p. xiv Seeds:
Tend them with commitment, They will flower into the creativity with which we are called to bless both ourselves and others." p. 21
Uproot the nasty weeds and put false humility they help created in the compost pile." p. 17
Verboten :) cool word
"We sometimes get the message that it is verboten in long-term relationships to do things separately." p. 43
At times it is eXceedingly wise to eXit eXpeditiously." p. 31
Yearning to say Yes to what's next
Zest for life to its fullest 

17 - 26 May gathering up not so random thoughts/ideas

Ajuga genevenis
Blue Bugleweed  growing in our yard :)
"Come with the dust and are gone with the wind" ~ Bob Dylan's "Song to Woody" listen here
"Don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars." ~ Bette Davis Now, Voyager
Finishing this book: If You Could See Me Now by Cecelia Ahern I had a very helpful realization 
Gathering up not so random thoughts/ideas. Gobsmacked p.251 If You Could See Me Now
Huisache: also known as Acacia farnesiana, and previously Mimosa farnesiana, commonly known as sweet acacia. Wikipedia 
"Imagine ... winecups and huisache blooming in the sun..." (found and ordered seeds from Etsy
"Jeopardy" by Penny & Sparrow listen here
"Kind of like an adventure..." p. 256 If You Could See Me Now
"Life is made up of meetings and partings. People come into your life everyday,  you say good morning,  you say good evening, some stay for a few minutes,  some stay for a few months, some a year, others a whole lifetime." p. 282
"May dawn find hope in your heart, approaching your new day with dreams, possibilities, and promises." ~ John O'Donohue "Callings" To Bless the Space Between Us 
"Niggling her mind to have a chance to step out of the shadows and show itself." p. 254 If You Could See Me Now
"...Promises to make discoveries and take chances" ~ The Magic School Bus Club
"Qualified in wish analysis" p.222 If You Could See Me Now
Russians say it is better to have 100 friends than a hundred Rubles. Janice Swab 5/18/25
SYML's "Heavy Hearts" listen here "She said, "I'm falling in love with myself again / And that's enough for me" / And with that, we fell apart / Treading water, holding heavy hearts
Taylor Swift's "Clean" listen here "The drought was the very worst / When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst /  It was months and months of back and forth... Hung my head as I lost the war
And the sky turned black like a perfect storm / The rain came pouring down / When I was drownin', that's when I could finally breathe / And by mornin' / Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean...The drought was the very worst / When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst..."
"Unity is the way of grace in harmony" - yogi tea tag
"Video of Jackie feeding the chicks" ~ March 7 Newsletter from Austin Kleon  click here to watch the Video
EXtinquished thise dancing flames... eXtinguished a tiny bit of hope that was left insideof me." p. 277 If You Could See Me Now
"You tapped into something extraordinary and made her realize it too." p. 224 You shake things around and turn them upside down." p. 235 If You Could See Me Now
Zine "Loud on Paper" Library Guide click here