I just returned from multitasking my morning but in a very enjoyable way and not to be confused with the work world.
Living about a half block from the bike path which is located above the garden, I feel like I have been on a mini vacation to Provence........true the lavender is all gone, but the sunflowers are many and glorious looking. I listened to a concert by the yellow finches who truly must believe they are in bird heaven and they only stop singing when they feast on sunflower seeds. I always look at our old plot and remember our trial of tomatillos which became legion. Today they were everywhere and felt like I had passed something on to a fellow human of value.
Managing to pick a pint of blackberries with minimal sticks was another part of my multitasking. Blackberries mean Summer in Oregon and how we have always laughed at folks who buy them. Hello! Get yourself outdoors and pick your own pie. Summers in Elkton were always inclusive of that blackberry dessert and so many enjoyable feasts. So today, I remember all those berry patches in my life and think it is a metaphor for Life. To get to the juicy and good things, one must be prepared to deal with some painful reality pricks and sticks.
Tomorrow we head to the beach for four days and trying a new beach cottage very close to the Waldport area. Will blog about that when we return.
Lest I forget, tonight is an annual girl's night out with Liz and Jorja. They are cooking Boeuf Bourguignonne for me. We shall sip champagne and be giggly and feast also on a decadent dessert. We have some movies to watch and mainly just good company. So Salute' to Julia Child and The French who inspired her.....also I think of our former French students.... Valerie, Pierrick, Delphine, Thomas, Cyril and think Bon Appetit'..............Bonnie
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