Thought I’d try a new (to me) meme for this weekend – seems like a great way to share the adventure we had on Thursday’s picnic.

We found the reservoir picnic spot with no problem. Grampy tends to get lost a lot and I can’t read a map for anything so finding new places is always an adventure in itself.

But here we are -
and uh-oh, there are residents…

No problem – Grammy will simply shoo them away with the picnic cloth?

That only seemed to rile them up a bit.

Grampy ended up sweeping them away with a pine bough.

No geese were injured in the commission of this picnic.

However, they were annoyed. We’re sorry.

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“Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
-Philippians 4:6-7

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”
-John 14:27

and when your heart is tempted by worry, this is what I say to you -
Knit!  
Grandmother Wren

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Outside my window… the branches are filled with young squirrels, there are young rabbits eating in the grass. It’s the middle of the summer and the animals that were babies just a few weeks ago are out, on their own and feeling frisky! One of the young fox passes by almost every night but I haven’t seen the two together. I hope there are still two and it’s just that they’re old enough to prefer to travel and hunt alone now.

I am thinking… that I like to watch the animal families grow. I wouldn’t say their lives are effortless – they’re always busy, all of the time – but they are worry free. Maybe the young fox will get the little rabbit one day (I hope not! but the fox needs to eat to live too and he doesn’t eat clover…). Maybe he will…but the rabbit is not at all worried about it – not worried yesterday, not worried today and if I see him again tomorrow, he won’t be worried then. He’s too busy eating clover.

I am thankful for… everything.

From the learning rooms… Summer Safety Town camp is done, Maya and I will have more time to craft and read, pick blueberries and bake. She is working on earning more reading certificates from the library. We have another kid’s concert, a puppet show and a playgroup at the park to attend this week.

From the kitchen… We’ll be picking blueberries and baking cobbler, making pancakes and muffins. (last week there weren’t enough ripe berries to open for public picking and we want to wait to pick our own)

I am wearing… I had to look down to remember what I’m wearing – it’s been that sort of day. And it isn’t as if my wardrobe has all that much variety – once again I’m wearing black cotton drawstring pants and a gray tee shirt, bare feet.

I am creating… I’ve decided to knit my way through the 101 One Skein Wonders book that my parents gave me for my birthday last year. Finished project #1 this week.

I am going… to baby Aiden’s first birthday party this weekend. Already? So fast…

I am reading… Friendship Cake by Lynne Hinton

I am hoping… that this is the week we will have made it to the top of the senior housing waiting list? I live in Hope and Faith. It’s a good place to live – much better than worry.

I am hearing… the fan behind me; the footsteps of the daughter of the man who lives upstairs, visiting her Dad.

Around the house… happy, busy, quiet chaos. I hope to make that a bit neater through the week, but I probably won’t.

One of my favorite things… knitting.

A few plans for the rest of the week: a few quiet mornings, blueberry picking, a walk at the reservoir, shopping for grandchildren’s birthdays.

Here is picture thought I am sharing…
my first (of 101) one skein knitting projects. The work on the needles is a little cap (with earflaps)  to match the sweater.

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Some places we visit make memories, others bring back memories. We’ve found a place that does both – a little diner in town waiting to transport Grampy back to the days when he was ready to rock around the clock and filled with sights and sounds to make Maya squirm in her chair with delight.

Let the Good Times Roll!

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