I don’t know where this week went but it went fast. We finally had dinner on the deck last Sunday. It was the first not-too-hot-and-humid day we’ve had all summer. Steak, foil packets of potatoes and onions, fresh tomatoes from my plants, and a bottle of cabernet sauvignon.

Quite the feast and quite a most delicious meal.

Onto this week’s reading, watching, loving, and doing…

what I’m reading

Actually I’m listening to Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver because the audiobook was available before the digital version. It’s quite a long listen – over 21 hours. I’m about 3/4 of the way through and it’s taken a dark but not totally unexpected turn.

There are lots of f-bombs, drugs, sex, and more so be aware.

what I’m watching

It’s August. I’ve been watching the days grew shorter and the evenings cooling down (thankfully).

I was outside one morning this week with Pepper and the angle of the sun, the sounds and smells in the air reminded me of my twelve-year-old self thinking of the end of summer and the beginning of school. It was a fleeting moment but so real all the same. School begins next week here and for my grandkids.

When I was a kid, the school year began the Wednesday after labor Day and ended the first week of June. We had days off during the school year but evidently not as many as they have now. I would not want to be in a classroom this early.

what I’m loving

Procraftinating: v. doing craft projects when you should be doing laundry, cleaning, or making dinner.

what I’m doing

When we had our deck flooring replaced a few years ago, the contractor snuck in a wooden piece of quarter round to finish off the seam between the house and floor.

It rotted.

I bought a piece of outdoor (a composite of some sort) to replace it. Voila! The hardest (and most time consuming) part was trying to figure out which way to cut it so the angles would be correct. The contractor should have used the right material in the first place. I detest shoddy workmanship.

I need to paint the screw heads white and add some caulking in the corners but at least it’s not rotted.

May your week ahead be filled with joy and happiness.