Okay, so not posting daily, but I will post something as often as I can muster the energy. Not great literature, but… welcome to my world.
The blueberries are done now. I picked the last couple off our bushes this week. The blackberries are still ripening, but they are more sour now, smaller and slightly bitter — not enough sun in the day to sweeten them up. The sunflowers are ripening, too, while the gladioli fade away. A few surprise dahlias showed up, and hopefully will have had enough time to replenish their tubers before first frost. This autumn, we will dig up as many as we can find and store them for the winter.
The younger boy is coming and going with homework, friends, activities, and the usual ups and downs of high school. The older boy is looking for work during a “gap year” between high school and college. With about as much success as I am having getting started in substitute teaching… we will both have success, it’s just a long process.
The house is coming together still more, and the yard is “good enough” to be ready for autumn, though of course I would like to have cover crops in soon and the rest of the well house clean and neatened up. The living room which was (for almost a week) clean, clear of clutter and open has again succumbed to boxes of books needing shelving, laundry needing folding, and items for give-away. Oh well, that’s life!
The bedroom now has lighter, brighter drapes, sheers that I purchased on my last trip to IKEA. Renta Ljuv, in case you are wondering. They nicely complement the pattern of the pretty ceiling lamp, which is a Böja. The idea I had was to have a lighter, brighter look for the long dark days of winter, floral and pretty. With the white sheers on the windows, the lavender wall on the opposite side seems brighter as well. Sometimes, my ideas work!
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