“How fun!” I find myself exclaiming this many times throughout the week. Here are just a few things that touched me or made me smile:
Beauty in my week:
- Birthday shopping for my oldest daughter.
- Tea with friends.
- Watching Sister Wendy DVDs with my family.
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Blooming in my garden:
Mediterranean pinks
Gooseneck loosestrife
Purple loosestrife
Hydrangea
Purple hosta
Pink sweet pea
Black-eyed Susan
Lipstick daylily
Echinacea
Roses
Byzantium lamb’s ear
Red bee balm
Purple star phlox paniculata
Perennial Bachelor’s Buttons
Midnight Salvia
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What are you reading for August? This reading event looks fun! (I’m a huge Jane Austen fan!)
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What we are eating next week:
We will be in and out and all around this week enjoying the last week of Amy’s vacation. My menu plan will return next week!
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Have a great weekend! Remember Philippians 4:8. “whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
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