1. Ask and you shall receive
Remember how I was complaining about this computer? That same day I e-mailed Pablo and jokingly told him I wanted a new computer for my birthday. The next day he asked me to swing by his office for a surprise. I still didn't believe it when I saw it. His work was getting rid of their older computers which are no where near as old as mine, so it is new to me! I was hoping to get it set up last weekend, but it is a bit more complicated than that to get all your info saved and organized before switching over.
2. Quiet time with Lydia
Pablo and Sahara went down to San Francisco for the weekend to celebrate Aunty Adra's 40th birthday. They drove down with Grandma and Grandpa (brave souls) early yesterday morning and are returning tomorrow. That is a lot of time in a car with a 3 year old! I packed them many treats and activities so I'm sure they had a grand time.
I had no inclination to go with. Spending quiet time with Lydia is divine. She hasn't gotten a whole lot of it, what with an energetic older sister. "Watch me dance/spin/run/climb/read/sing/jump!"
3. Strawberry season is upon us
They are red, ripe and sweet at the market and our bushes are abundant with green berries. Soon we'll be able to step out our front door in the morning to pick berries for our Sunday waffles.
4. Cornmeal, pinenut, lavender, honey cake
It was an experiment for Ms. Tracee's (one of Sahara's teachers) birthday. It turned out to be quite lovely, both in taste and appearance. The recipe is from our Williams + Sonoma baking cookbook. I think we bought it because of the photos.
5. Libelulas
I spotted our first dragonfly this morning. We usually have lots throughout the summer.
6. Trashy romance novel - 600+ pages
It isn't quite as trashy as those you see in the grocery store. It is even a hardback. The Other Boleyn Girl I'm half way through and loving it. Apparently it is now a Hollywood movie with Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. Much better to read books before seeing movies, don't you think?
7. Hand-me-downs
For Lydia, from Hazel, from Sahara. Even though Hazel is less than 24 hours younger than Sahara, she is sizes smaller. I have passed along all of Sahara's cute clothes over the years and today we got them all back for Lydia. Yeah!
8. My old camera
This new one may just be too fancy for me. Even when it is on "auto" the lighting just doesn't turn out right. I pulled out my little, old Canon this morning and took a ton of quick and easy photos of our garden. I've got so many interests (gemini and sanguine that I am) - I'm seriously considering returning this fancy SLR and getting a newer version of my point + shoot.
9. Chocolate chip cookies, red wine and Jane Austen
That was dinner last night. Seriously. I used 100% whole wheat pastry flour in the cookies so I felt justified. Jane Austen as in The Jane Austen Book Club. Another book made into a movie. I actually tried reading the book years ago but it wasn't that good. The movie wasn't either but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Hugh Dancy (did they choose him because of his name?) did a pretty good job with the accent.
10. Inexplicable occurances
Like, why is this underline here all of a sudden? How do I get rid of it? Arg. Computers baffle me.
Last week, Pablo and I watched a movie after the girls had gone to sleep. Goya's Ghosts. The next morning, Sahara was rambling to herself over her morning bowl of oatmeal and I caught the name "Francisco." She said it more than once, woven into her nonsensical story. There is no way she could have gotten up and eavesdropped on the movie without us knowing, and besides, his first name was mentioned but a few times. That was the first time I heard her say the name Francisco.
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