Daybook July 4th Independent Food for Thought

(flea market hat)

Outside My Window…

my husband has the BBQ pit going for a simple 4th of July meal that he is preparing.

Menu

BBQ chicken and brisket

fresh corn on the cob with butter

frijoles a la charra (pinto beans)

red potato salad (courtesy of HEB- my contribution)

chilled watermelon

iced tea

(second part of my flea market attire: Ray Ban sunglasses)

I Am Thinking… that independence is a treasured quality and that I am

honored and grateful for all that it takes to sustain it

in our country.

 

From the Kitchen…  I cut up and chilled a pineapple today.  I just ate a chunk while writing this post.

What a simple, delicious pleasure.

(third part of my flea market attire: silver hoop earring and bangles)

I  Am Thankful For…  the independence that my husband has

given me every single day of our married life-

in thought and deed.



Independence in relationships is really

a contradiction in terms-

it is what keeps things tightly bound together.


I am thankful that our youngest daughter is visiting.

As I looked over right now,

she is napping on the couch,

and I reached over to turn off the lamp light in the den.
 


It is the things unknown that I love in mothering

my 3 adult,

independent daughters:

turning off a lamp,

covering feet with light blanket,

resting a hand on a forehead.

I am creating….  empty (…actually emptier) spaces in my home.


I want independence from things stored.

I am reading….blog posts when living and gardening permit.

So often now, I begin conversations by saying

‘I saw on a blog…’

‘I read on a blog that…’


So I wondered today if my blog posts

create my own blog version of

encouraging

DIY tutorials,

based on my crazy adventures,

that are really a metaphor

for

laughing and not taking things too seriously,

and

above all ,

enjoying simple pleasures that I so love.


I hope so.

I am going… to publish this and then spend

some time on my appearance.

I am wearing… yard clothes… so I have a way to go.