BOOK 08, CHAPTER 7, PAGE 7

Summer afternoon--summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.

Edith Wharton

Oh, how beautiful is the summer night,

which is not night, but a sunless,

yet unclouded, day, descending upon earth

with dews and shadows and refreshing coolness!

How beautiful the long mild twilight,

which, like a silver clasp,

unites today with yesterday!

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

GOOD MORNING!

I’m up and sipping the good coffee, but to say I’m awake and smiling would be a lie, so we’ll just say I’m up and will go off to work and hopefully function at a minimal level today.

I really am tired out after the busy weekend. But I loved every moment of it for sure. I put in a few more pictures of my family as I have so many to share. I could have and probably should have taken even more.

It is such a grand occasion when I can get them all together. My two grand babes – Our Dino Boy and Pretty Lady came the farthest for the reunion. They had a long air flight and then an 18 hour drive. Next was DS#2 who did the 18 hour drive and then came DS#4 and family who had a 8 hour drive.

The others all live in Ohio and had 1 and ½ hour long drives to 3 hour drives. It was a blessing for sure.

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

A porch is the only real reward you need

after a long summer's day.

Shawn Sell

 

I hope the summer is a great one,

with lots of fun and excitement.

But should the heat become,

too hot to bear,

and should trouble find you,

I hope you'll remember to fly

as gracefully as a butterfly above it all.

Just slip your sunglasses on, kick back,

and let the woes slide on by.

MA

 

 

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