Gratitude list - Beginning of August 2025

Andie thank you for helping us get on track
Bees Buzzing on Big white hydrangeas at 69 Federal St
Cozy place to live
Diagnosis: LPR* see "L"
ENT physician is an Otolaryngologist
Frog Friends. This one was Itty bitty
Groundhog Saturday, July 26 3:39 pm

Homemade  Ice Cream
July Jumps, dives,  swims and floats
Kristen, Bodie, and me at Wayland's 19 July 25
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Mary Chapin Carpenter's "I Take My Chances"
Nexus: a connection or series of connections linking two or more things.
Ocean Pizza lunch Outing with Lynette, PJ, and Theo
Quick, kind, knowledgeable, thorough, and no pharmaceuticals solution
Rainbow cat
Shabazz
Three times in the last hour : 

 and Sandy Benning 🥰 THANK
U!!
Very much! 11am Saturday 9 Aug 25
"Way of Nature Way of Grace" by Ali & AJ watch and listen here
Xtremely grateful I did not start a fire this morning while
Yakking away with Sandy Benning about Mr. "Xtremeak" himself Bobby T
Zinnia at FRESH Cottage Street Urban garden  

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Ready or not... Here comes August

"Arrow" by the head and the heart sirusmXM coffeehouse
Clarity Friday am after waking from a dream that must have been about gardening
Diamond Rio's "One More Day" started with these lyrics "last night I had a crazy Dream"
 source SunflowerMoon on Facebook 
Garden magic... Myrmeleon is an ant-lion genus in the subfamily Myrmeleontinae. Species in the genus feed on ants 
Heard these lyrics as if for the first time 8:45am as I left our driveway on my way to Wayland's for a swim 07.25.25 "The other night dear, as I laid sleeping / I dreamt I held you in my tired arms / When I awoke dear, I was mistaken / So I bowed my head and I cried"
"I Lived" lyrics on my way home from library shift about 1: 15pm Saturday 7.26.25 listen here
"Jimmy Dreams" by Jimmy Buffet NoShoesRadio/Margaritaville combo this weekend
Katydid spotting this am whilst watering 7.31.25
Lyrics caught my attention in a new way: "The other night dear, as I laid sleeping / I dreamt I held you in my tired arms / When I awoke dear, I was mistaken / So I bowed my head and I cried"
Monarch butterflies "dancing" above Greenhaven Rd One my way to 46P
Now walking little beach,  scattering more Misty's ashes 8:25am 31 July 25
"One Particular Harbor" by Jimmy Buffet
Power of time: Making Moments Matter with Patience and Puzzle making
"...Quiet moments, chaotic gardens, and the beautiful illusion of having it all together—one sip at a time. ☕🌱 " ~ Paul Avellino @avellinofarms
Realize it was time to trust my own intuition and process, and start enjoying gardening again, if only to feed our local wildlife :)

 listen where 
Tiny Tree frog while water  7:46 am Friday, 25 July 25
U2 - "City of Blinding Lights" listen to these lyrics 
Validating your feelings regulates your nervous system!!

XM radio CoffeeHouse version of
"You Are My Sunshine" caught my ear Friday am after waking from a dream and deciding to garden "my way" ... "The other night dear, as I laid sleeping / I dreamt I held you in my tired arms / When I awoke dear, I was mistaken / So I bowed my head and I cried"
Zach Bryon version, of course
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Birth month contemplations... what comes next

Amazing birthday celebrations and beautiful cards
Beatles: "The Long And Winding Road" : perfect for trips from Norwich to Stonington
Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)
 source
"Does You Mother Know" by ABBA connecting the "Dots" for me between early 1980s rollerskating with Maureen Rafus, watching Mamma Mia movies again, and the book Mom and I are creating together 🥰
Elton John's "Circle of Life" lyrics "You should never take more than you give"
First Class "Beach Baby" 1974 Sirius XM Radio 70s on 7
"God hasn't taken the ball and gone home." ~ Uncross the Stars movie on PrimeVideo
Housewarming LawLaPalooza! Thank you Jess & Cody
"I love God. It's his groupies I have trouble with." ~ Uncross the Stars
Juventus: Roman goddess of youth and rejuvenation 7/13/25 movie Uncross the Stars
"Knowing Me Knowing You" from Momma Mia! Here We Go Again listen here
"Lavender Haze" by Taylor Swift 💜 may need to try lavender lemonade from Muddy waters soon 💜 
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again songs
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Mr. Bojangles 1970 reminds me of middle school gymnastics and, of course, pur Misty. 
"Only Wanna Be with You" by Hootie and The Blowfish 🐡 
Quintessence: the most perfect or typical example of  something, like this family gathering hosted by Kris and will on July 13 🥰
  

 
"Reflections of My Life" by The Marmalade
Shabazza 
"The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA
 source
U2 "With or Without You" lyrics: "And you give / And you give / And you give yourself away"
Violet, Christopher, and Kate
 July 13, 2025
"When I'm Sixty Four" by the Beatles listen here
XM Radio: 70s on 7, 80's on 8, 90's, etc etc and lately, channel 17
 for example, this song:
"You’ve entered my mind a hundred times since you’ve been gone..." ~
Michelle Lewis - vocals, acoustic guitar
Zac Brown Band "I Ain't Worried" listen here
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