engaging…lately {26}

It’s a holiday weekend. Aud + her boyfriend fly in tomorrow…kids play ball in the park as I type…Troy + Linc are fishing with cousins. And I can’t bring myself to write a real post.

Because summer!

So I’ll share a picture post instead.

The week started with a slight setback when I didn’t quite see the curb…

Frustrated that it’s slowing me down…

But nothing’s broken! Sprained, sore. I’m getting there.

Elsa went to horse camp…

…and stayed! She’s in her glory.

She volunteers twice/week to muck stalls, feed + water, bring up the rear on trail rides.

Linc and I met with the guidance counselor (and Sprout!) to make his fall schedule for 9th grade.

A favorite scene looking down the hill from our cottage.

A highlight for me + my Dad this week. Fareed spoke for over an hour on the topic “What the hell happened…?”

escape!

I love this picture of E and Troy. He and I each have a similar one with our grandfathers.

I’m pretty giddy about watching cardinals year-round now! (They don’t live in the Western U.S.)

Troy’s excited to cook with the Hen of the Woods mushrooms growing in our yard.

Dixie + her snaggle tooth.

Lake Erie ‘afterglows’ are often better than the sunset

Lots of cooking lately. NYT Cooking: Garlic Scape Pesto

Precious cargo! Moving my beloved Norfolk Pine in the Bus.

Phew! Washer + dryer are [finally] coming!

I won’t be motivated to unpack the bedroom until our mattress arrives.

Studio space. It’ll look like this ’til September, I’m sure of it.

I love this door. It’s the only one in the house like it.

{Some} living room furniture ordered.

No dining room furniture. Yet. No rush…

Day’s end.

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I wish you some respite from the world this weekend. I plan to stay quiet in blogland the next two weeks, to make the most of our time with Audrey in town. But I hope to at least touch base with engaging…lately {27}.

Hard to believe that will put us on the back half of ’22! This weekly format has been a worthy one for me this year, reminding me:

xo.