Letters, Quotes, Memory,
& Recipes.
It has been more than four months since I’ve posted a recipe, but we are certainly still eating over here. Bauer has surpassed both me and TJ in height and is now 5’ 10.” Sailor turns 4 tomorrow and can eat her weight in fruit. The middle two eat medium amounts of food, and since family meals are hugely important to us, cooking continues to consume many hours each week.
I’m rereading a book I read ages ago called Telling Secrets, and now I might be on a little Buechner kick. On hold at the library, waiting for me to pick them up, are Buechner’s The Sacred Journey and an unrelated book by Tim Madigan called I’m Proud of You: My Friendship with Fred Rogers. TJ and I recently watched the movie “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” and already I want to watch it again so I can copy down some of Mr. Rogers’ quotes.
In recent days, I have had a few good conversations about writing and the idea of simply showing up to do the work one has been given to do. Coupled with my current reading of Grit by Angela Duckworth, I feel motivated and inspired. It's a good feeling to have heading into fall and a new school year and a couple days to myself each week on the horizon.
