This morning... Actually not "morning." I have to come clean. It's almost 4:00 in the afternoon. It's sunny and hot -- though not as hot as it has been lately, but a still, humid day, cottonwood fluff flying lazily by my window. I'm very glad to be indoors in the a/c.
What I'm wearing... Black middy skirt, white tee shirt with little flowers all over it, messy ponytail, little bee earrings.
What I'm listening to... I just turned off a "non-talking" walking tour of the Cotswolds that I like to play in the background, so to speak, when I'm doing book-work. It's called "Dave's Walking Tours." It's nice to look up occasionally and see the green hills and trees and the storybook villages. And the best thing: all you hear while enjoying the beautiful English countryside is the crunching of Dave's boots on the pathways and a little bit of birdsong. It's lovely.
Breakfast... I almost always skip breakfast. For lunch I had some leftover cauliflower pizza we made on Saturday, with white sauce, chicken, and bacon. (Yum!) Then I had a healthy pineapple whip drink for a snack. (Just frozen pineapple, coconut milk, a shake of swerve for sweetener, then blended. Very refreshing!)
What I'm reading... I'm not reading any one book right now, really (though I did enjoy re-reading some of the wonderful Fr. Brown mysteries recently). I have some more pointed perusals on my desk these days, as I'm trying to get on track to do some literature study guides for the Sisters . I've been flipping through all my short story collections, looking for good material. Not a bad job to have to do!
What I'm making... SPACE! I've been cleaning out all my cupboards and cabinets these last couple weeks, trying to be honest about what I really need at my fingertips -- and what can be stored away. Turns out there's an awful lot of detritus slowing the flow in our little RV: craft supplies that I don't use very often, clothing that needs to be culled, decorations that only come out once a year or so. All packed, marked, and re-distributed. Turns out it's pretty freeing mentally to free up space physically!
What I'm planning... a trip to Spokane in the middle of August with daughter, Cathy, for the Annual Ladies' Retreat! Something to look forward to!
