SERENDIPITY - The accidental discovery of something pleasant, valuable, or useful
TODAY I AM GRATEFUL FOR ...
Sunday, August 16, 2026
1. The season is beginning to change -- the sun doesn't rise above the rooftops until after 6:45 now
2. Farmers Market -- lettuce, cabbage, colorful tomatoes and SIX different kinds of plums! 3. 4.
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Saturday, August 15, 2026
1. To-be-read shelf organized and tidied for the coming season, some good titles coming up
2. The crows scolding
3. Endives au gratin
4. Amelie and popcorn
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Friday, August 14, 2026
1. TDAP booster 2. Making progress with Magic Mushrooms 3. Less humid today, more comfortable 4. Saw the beginnings of the autumn/pumpkin spice stuff at the market
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Thursday, August 13, 2026
Plans change, I roll with it, sigh.
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Wednesday, August 12, 2026
1. Apricot soap 2. Some interesting new recipes lined up for the coming weeks, I'm in a cooking mood 3. I learned about 'exquisite corpse' style art today, thanks Rebecca! 4. A coyote yelping
As I watch the stars of evening, and in the morning open my window to the east, I shall observe the Ceremonial of quietness of heart and poise of spirit ... ~Abbie Graham~
A multitude of small delights constitute happiness - Charles Baudelaire -
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. - Ralph Waldo Emerson -
Serendipity — luck that takes the form of finding valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for; a fortunate happenstance.
Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~