Gladys Taber

The August heat is absolutely withering-

yet I am awed by the butterfly touching down on the tansy,

the two otters making their way across the stream,

away from a scolding mama bird, 

the goldenrod, dusky and plentiful by the road...

August!

And here is my progress on

Good Intentions by Kathy Barrick.

While I loved the colour scheme initially,

I must say that I am tired of stitching BLACK.

I wonder if darkest blue wouldn’t have been a better choice,

but I’ll wait until it’s finished to judge.

My poor hubby has a colonoscopy tomorrow.

It’s not his first, but may I say that it’s 

been his most difficult in that we are close quarters 

in our rv...

And I hesitate to add that I look forward to ditching

him at the hospital door

(a no-no in the past but a covid rule now)

and heading to the shopping centre!

Time alone!!!!

A dear member of my family has a birthday

coming up.

Since April she has suffered anxiety due to covid so 

I am gifting her with a copy of Stillmeadow Road by Gladys Taber.

Taber wrote sweet and easy memories of her life

in an old house (1690s) in Ct.

And she penned very popular Ladies’ Home Journal essays

during the 1960s.

High recommendation for a calming, nostalgic read!

And leaving you with a photo from the porch 

of a friend’s cottage we frequent in the summer.

The porch is so welcoming.