My husband and I had a busy, fun weekend, starting with a picnic in Riverside Park on Friday with dear friends, then a barbecue and 21st birthday celebration with a lovely family in Newburgh on the Fourth, then a get together with some of our neighbors to watch the World Cup soccer final, a blow out with the U.S. women trumping Japan 4-2. No suspense at all, as the first three goals were scored in the first fifteen minutes, but the company was grand. In between I worked furiously to finish the final line edit of the manuscript I'd been hired to revise, thinking all the while that I am one of the lucky ones who gets to do work I sincerely love. I now have to turn back to the book I am ghostwriting for the 97-year-old warrior woman, as the first half delivery is coming up in two weeks. I'm kind of excited to get back to it, and her. Here's a pic of the birthday boy with my girl and snap from our Friday picnic.
I like the color. The blues!
ReplyDeleteOkay, Mary, color it is! I removed the black and white on your say so.
DeleteI love that top picture. It says love and happiness.
ReplyDeleteMwa, i love that picture too!
DeleteBoth photos speak of a certain loveliness and I am glad you left the colors. Your girl has a beautiful smile.
ReplyDeletethank you e. her smile tells you who she is. she really is that radiantly generous person.
DeleteShe really does radiate a light, your girl does!
ReplyDeleteNOLA, thank you, friend. She is making her way.
DeleteLooking at your beautiful daughter's smile make me feel happy too. X
ReplyDeleteFrances, she has that effect on me too. Nice to see you.
DeletePicnic in the park, barbecue and soccer game. It smells like SUMMER!
ReplyDeleteYou are indeed, so blessed to be working at something you love and be surrounded by love and beauty.
xxooo
Yolie, it was an unusually full fourth. It's usually a lot more laid back, but i liked the non-stop pace.
DeleteSounds like a terrific weekend! I love going up the Hudson Valley. I used to do a Zen retreat near Newburgh every year. (Cornwall-on-Hudson, to be specific.) It's so pretty up there.
ReplyDeleteSteve, a Zen retreat sounds wonderful right about now. Where was it? Was it like Kirpalu?
DeleteThat top picture just makes me let out a big "awwwww". So lovely. Sounds like a wonderful weekend. I had a great time watching the World Cup with Ayla. We watch (American) football together some times, I was so happy to be able to watch female athletes with her as well.
ReplyDeleteVesuvius, watching world cup with your powerful girl sounds divine. And i love that top photo too.
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