July 2026 part 1 of 2

Adventures begin with each sunrise...

"Communion of Spirit as they are drifting off... you might call a presence helping to persuade you into rest." p. 172

Dave Matthews' "Everyday" ~ July 1st songs

"Everything on Earth is Ever-changing" p. 152 ~ Life: A Love Story ❤️ Elizabeth Berg

"Freedom from the Inside Out" ~ Dear Friend July 4 p. 195 and "Freedom" by George Michael on SirusXM, July 1st

"Giddy and fully entertained by this impromptu event." p. 165

"Humbling" by Michael Marcagi

Inhaled honeysuckle on Block Island as well asan abundance of beautiful beach roses. 

JavaMadness on my way home from B.I.

Kacey Musgraves' "Oh, What a World" ~ July 1st songs

Late Night Thoughts' "Days Like This" ~ July 1st songs

"Middle of Nowhere by Kacey Musgraves  July 9th

"One More Cowboy" by Jensen McRae

Point Judith, RI

"Quiet your mind long enough to listen to your heart" Sullivan's Crossing S3:E10

"Remind Me" by Jensen McRae and "Returning To Myself" by Brandi Carlile

"Somehow is a wish made without being able to know whether or not it can come true. It is determination in the face of uncertainty." ~ Life: A Love Story ❤️ p. 106

"The green, the air, the day..." p. 163

"Upside Down" by Jack Johnson July 9th

"Very, very lekker." ~ Kiran 12/4/25

"We have calcium in our bones, iron in our veins, carbon in our souls, and nitrogen in our brains. 93 percent stardust, with souls made of flames, we are all just stars that have people names." ~ Nikita Gill

eXperience freedom and confidence...living for you, on your own terms." ~ Dear Friend July 7 p. 198

"You are here." And the response is "Yes, I am." ~ Life: A Love Story ❤️ p. 106

Zen.pulse 16 music " Lanterns in the Sky"

End of June 2026

 "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay

 trip plans

"Conversation With My Son" by Mumford & Sons

 

Giving this ^ to Brandy a day late because I forgot and I'm Going to miss her, and Geoff, and Deb, and Jenn, and the Laurens... :)

 to me!!!

"Important with a capital I" p.7 Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg 

Jacquelyn 

"Knowing when to let something go..." p.12 Life: A Love Story by Elizabeth Berg

Lazy Fish Dodge Street 

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New start New Job lined up already

"Quiet,  personal moments" p. 183 Dear Friend June 24

  

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"Ugh!" Was the most commonly used "U" this month

Valerie Lorimer Art and Ram Dass quote are perfect together!!

eXciting new adventure awaits!

"Zoom out and reflect on various threads of your life... witness how gar you've come." p. 188 Dear Friend June 29

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt

"Abysmal communication skills" p. 47 

"Amorphous, immune to ordinary laws of the world, like a huge octopus reshaping its body to slip through a tiny crack." p. 345

"Baby Vipes Are Especially Deadly" is one of the chapter titles.

"Congratulations on Your Retirement" p. 326

Davenport: series of sofas made by the Massachusetts furniture manufacturer A. H. Davenport and Company, now Defunct. Wikipedia

Erik. Her only child

"Flounce after a humiliating Failure is, itself, a humiliating Failure." p. 324

Giant Pacific Octopus: Marcellus

"His strange eye glints playfully, like a naughty child's." p. 9 

"Humans. For the mist part, you are dull and blundering. But occasionally,  you can be remarkably bright creatures." ~ Marcellus p. 350

"I do not like the hole in her heart. She only has one, not three, like me. Tova's heart. I will do everything I can to help her fill it." p. 233

"Jigsaw piece who found her way into the wrong puzzle." p. 19

Knit-Wits p. 14

"Luminescent Lure that attracts prey right into its maw" p. 197

Marcellus

Natter: to have a casual, friendly conversation about unimportant or trivial things. p. 40

"On a summer afternoon,  it will teem with beachcombers and adventurous picnicker, tjose looking for the most picturesque spot to sit and lick ice cream cones." p. 332

Pinniped: a diverse group of carnivorous, fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals. p. 218 "Peck at the perimeter of Tova's consciousness " p. 224

"Quirky macrame wall hangings" p. 281

"Slurry of Superfluous words." p. 3

"Tova closes her eyes, imagining him underneath the surface, holding the candles for her." p. 11

"Unmitigated grief" p. 331

"...Ventures up to the attic, to what is left of the piles and linens and photographs..." p. 287

"Why can humans not use their millions of words to simply tell one another what they desire?" p. 47

"eXtraordinarily nice, in spite of the stoic shell she puts on at first." p. 276

"You're quite a woman, Tova. Did you know that?" p. 286

Zillionaire p. 303