I was able to snag a couple days away mid-week to unwind from a busy summer, so on the agenda was lots of…nothing.
We slept in, enjoyed a leisurely mid-morning brunch at the Village Bakery to (early) celebrate my birthday, went for a hike along a wooded and marshy trail at Mendon Ponds Park, enjoyed a glass of chilled wine and a good book on the couch in the early afternoon, met a friend for dual birthday celebration cupcakes, made pickles, checked out a local craft & hobby store (so many wonderful childhood things!), went to the public market on an uncrowded weekday morning, enjoyed a hot and freshly made cider doughnut, went to the beach armed with my sunglasses, swimsuit, a good book, a mug of iced tea, and a soft beachy blanket…for approx. 17 minutes before it started pouring, distributed farm-fresh veggie shares with a friend for our organic CSA group, watched some guilty pleasure TV the likes of Duck Dynasty and wedding and house flipping shows, and generally, just spent oodles of time relaxing with myself, my love, and a close friend or two.
You know, all stuff I can do normally, but is so much more indulgently delightful to do on a lazy Wednesday morning when you’ve got nowhere to be.
(a rooster and a bakery)
(pickle time)
(Bread & butter and garlic dill)
(Hiking treasures)
(Samoa cupcake…it exists and it is delightful)
(mere minutes before the skies unleashed a torrential downpour)
(a new friend)
(colorful squash and peppers)
All of this = Heaven
I’ll be working Saturday, but on Sunday and Monday we’ve got some birthday celebrations coming up! Another day, another blessing.
