“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:

• More Indian food prepared by Amy.
• My stargazer lily finally bloomed after three years!!!  It’s beautiful and fragrant.
• A trip to the Cleveland Museum of Art.
• Small group Bible study.

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Blooming in my garden:

Mediterranean pinks
Stargazer lily
Gooseneck loosestrife
Purple loosestrife
Hydrangea
Purple hosta
Pink sweet pea
Black-eyed Susan
Lipstick daylily
Echinacea
Roses
Byzantium lamb’s ear
Purple bee balm
Red bee balm
Purple star phlox paniculata

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I watch a lot of British crime dramas on Netflix, PBS, and Amazon.  I found this little cheat sheet to explain what the various British police ranks mean.  You are welcome! 🙂

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Summertime often means picnics.  I thought this picnic food generator was quite clever and contained some interesting ideas.  Enjoy!

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From my face book page last week:

Did you see these beautiful photos of motherhood?  Absolutely mesmerizing!  They were included in the book Family by Margaret Mead and Ken Heyman.

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What we are eating next week:

• Saturday Picnic at a friend’s campground.  We are taking baked beans.
  
• Sunday Bang bang shrimp, rice, pineapple
  
• Monday Pasta, meat sauce, salad, Texas toast
  
• Tuesday  Hamburgers, broccoli salad (omitting the Splenda), zesty fries
  
• Wednesday Pizza with cut up vegetables
  
• Thursday Grilled chicken and spinach salad
  
• Friday  Salmon, asparagus, baked sweet potatoes
  

Baking this weekend:  Apple pie

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