This morning after cleaning off the table, drinking a cup of coffee, and making sure the redbud tree out front had suffered no ill effects from the "hard" freeze overnight, I FaceTimed brother.
I told him I was about to spend $195.00 on a pair of mail order shoes that I could not try on, and wondered what he would do in this situation. Truthfully, I was thinking he would talk me down. He responded "well sister, I have two schools of thought on that". He noted we are older, our feet our important, we have always been of the mind that it's ok to pay "good money" for quality things, and dad used to tell us to buy the best in terms of our golf shoes. I stopped him before he presented position #2 so he wouldn't change my mind. The one he had just helped me make up with his 4 salient points.
Once this critically important decision had been made, I took a photo of the cauliflower I was about to roast because it seemed really beautiful to me. On my quick walk today I noted the appearance of the yellow flower that blooms after forsythia and daffodils.
Tonight we are watching Yours, Mine, and Ours with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball.
The garden, talking to your family, making questionable decisions, ordinary beauty, looking at the bright side of things you cannot change, and a good dose of old fashioned humor are all examples of the coping skills I am employing today. Along with a dinner of Chris made salisbury steak, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, a crusty roll with butter, and a generous glass of cabernet. I can recommend each of these things individually but really encourage you follow my lead and do them all. Substitutions that satisfy your personal preferences are encouraged. No extra charge.
As always, I look forward to your daily words and pictures . But during this pause in our lives , you bring me even more daily joy. You teach us the meaning of bringing presence to the moment . Thank you .
Posted by: Joan Coats | 04/05/2020 at 07:34 AM
Thank you Joan! I loved the music you sent and shared it with Dottie and Ray who also loved it.
Posted by: carol | 04/05/2020 at 09:33 AM
A little dose of Good Things for the day. I especially love the redud tree... definitely my favorite tree of all time.
Posted by: Emie | 04/05/2020 at 02:31 PM