Be. Here. Now. July 2026

"Amazing Grace/My Chains"  Are Gone by Reba McEntire listen 🎶 here

Bank Square Books with Logan

 Saturday, July 18, 2026

Coneflower retirement gift from Deb

Deep breaths help ward of distractions 

Embrace commitment... Embrace the opportunity to go for your goals." ~ Dear Friend July 19 p. 210

Focus on Grace

  

Gremolata [new word for me]: a fresh, zesty Italian condiment made from finely chopped parsley, lemon zest, and garlic, often with olive oil, salt, and pepper added.

Honey of Humanity: Art. Keep creating. Actual quote is: “Art is the stored honey of the human soul.”

~ Theodore Dreiser

"If you want to protect your peace, you have to accept people for who they are... letting go of

Judgement and expectation... we will never know what it's like to be someone else." p. 211~ Dear Friend by Michelle Maros 

 Thanks for sharing,  Corinne 

 day 1 July 14, 2026

Library visits? Make my own "passport" of photos? Perhaps ,)

Nothing feels Normal without Nick on the planet, but... every day, we all keep trying

Puzzle making helps too

  thank you,  Lynette ❤️

Queen Anne's Lace is blooming now

Resting in the hammock. Ahhhh

Stonington Free Library

 Sunday, 19 July 26

Thank you, God and Mom for another birthday 🎂 

 July 13, 2026

July 19, 2026

Videos : our garden and Friday at Wayland's 

Wine raspberries    from our yard

Xfinity Wednesday am was actually a success

Yoga, breathing. Yogi squats, thank you, Ken 🙏❤️

Zagarenski art! I'd recognize it anywhere

July 2026 part 1 of 2

Adventures begin with each sunrise...

"Be present for the small moments and simple things that bring joy." ~ Mary Davis

"Communion of Spirit as they are drifting off... you might call a presence helping to persuade you into rest." p. 172 ~ Life: A Love Story ❤️ Elizabeth Berg

Days Like This by Late Night Thoughts' ~ 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

Fourth of July parade in Stonington Boro

"Giddy and fully entertained by this impromptu event." p. 165~ Life: A Love Story ❤️ Elizabeth Berg

"Humbling" by Michael Marcagi

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

Josie's 3rd Birthday party on the beach. Rain or shine, there is Law Love ❤️ in abundance

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

LawLaPalooza July 5,2026

"Middle of Nowhere by Kacey Musgraves  July 9th

Ocean House with John and Family

Point Judith, RI

 

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

"Reminds Me" by Sarah McLachlan listen 🎶 here and "Returning To Myself" by Brandi Carlile listen here 

"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

Video clip of Law gathering at Ocean House for Josie's 3rd Birthday 07/07/2026

"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 

My Next Breath by Jeremy Renner

"A one-way road. There would be no distractions. One direction.  One purpose." p. 167

 "Behind the scenes with Jeremy Renner" click here to watch 

"Conscious breath will save me... conundrum of how to breathe." p. 38 crucial clarity of intention p. 70

"Damaging white noise" p. 77 ["White Noise is also Chater 11]

Energy, a constantly connected, beautiful and fantastic energy" p. 74

Epochal p. 10 Eviscerating p. 32 "Each time the darkness intrudes, I go back to focusing on my breathing..."

"Feel everything, consider everything,  read, think, ponder,  cogitate... but do something commit to action whenever you can." p. 1

"Hope keep intruding" p. 51 "Her silence more heart-shatteringly eloquent than any words she could have said." p. 114

"I officially unsubscribe to your issues." p. Z 165

"Inexorable behest of gravity and kinetic energy p. 30 "Instinctual problem solving." Ignominous "kind of a blind hope" p. 55

Inanity: the quality of being extremely silly,  pointless,  or lacking in substance 

"Just keep breathing... Just breathe. Keep your eyes open" p. 73

"Knowing my body so intimately gives me a jolt of confiendce as lifesaving as any morphine drip." p. 38

"Love slowly, quietly and patienlty waits for hate to simply burn out... Love has all the time in the world." p. 76

"Motion is lotion" p. 164

Nightline with Diane Sawyer 

One job to do - I'm going to do my darndest to be excellent at it." p. 62

"Please cancel my subscription to your issues" p. 124

"Quest to find the most funamental thing to life: my next breath" p. 34

"Reboot the ending! p. 61 5/23/26

"Srvive" by Jeremy Renner listen here "Stress is an earthly ego experience, fear-fueled and useless." p. 38

"Tenacity Tempered by lots of realism" p. 56

"Uncompromising power of the absolute" p. 31

Video short that caught my ❤️ and attention on May 8, 2026 on YouTube

"We are all eternally connected, bound by love and the purest parts of our being, bound by shared history and our innate, unyeilding, unchanging energy." p. 39

"eXhilerating peace where enerygy flowed together and everything made sense. And the sense was this: bottom of p. 125

Yosemite p. 168 [note to self: add to bucket list]

"Zoom out and assess the expectations you have in your life... Today, actively encourage a feeling of peace and acceptance for life's happenings,  regardless of the outcome." p. 180 Dear Friend by Michelle Maros 

Ahhh... June... a big, deep breath and a huge leap of faith!

"Brave act of showing up for yourself, even when it's hard; give yourself grace." ~ Michelle Maros Dear Friend June 14 p. 173

"Choose nourishing habits and call back your peace." ~ Michelle Maros Dear Friend June 15 p. 174

Datura seeds started, planted, and thriving. Drift Away by Dobie Gray

Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny) by Elton John listen here

Faith let's me... Follow The Sun [official music video] by Xavier Rudd

Home for the day on the 13th "Healing at [my] Own Pace" ~ Dear Friend by Michelle Maros

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Ken's birthday week and Katie Daisy's fabulous art!!

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"Library Magic" was the first song I heard when I started my car this morning :) It's a sign ;)

Noah's for breakfast with Ken, Mom, Kristen,  Maddie, and Bodie

One of Us by Joan Osborne

Peach Tree Rascals - Mariposa (Acoustic) listen here

Quizzical manner that Tova interprets as: "What on earth are you doing, Lady?"

Swim at Wayland's what a fitting Song! "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay" by Otis Redding

 

 thank you, Amberlibrary ;)

Videos of trees and birds from the hammock

Xavier Rudd - Come Let Go (It is time!!) from this album

listen here

"Your timeline won't betray you... plant seeds of trust and confidence... Your timing is Your own. Hold on to the excitement of infinite possibility in each new day." p. 169 Jube 10th Dear Friend by Michelle Maros

Ziggy Marley Three Little Birds