Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Five things

Sun hot tomatoes

the scent of lemon

knitting quietly at night

friendship

chamomile tea at bedtime

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Harvest

The first harvest of tomatoes is in - five twee cherry tomatoes, three yellow and two red.
The deliciousness of summer distilled into a single sweet explosive bite.

Today is a good day.

Happiness

I believe that there are two kinds of happiness -- a deep soul happiness that allows you to live with quiet contentedness even through the hard times, and a welling joy that is most often lured out by outside events.

When you have that deep soul happiness, it is much easier for that welling joy to appear in your life.

I think that often people become confused, and believe that the welling joy is the only kind of happiness there is. Perhaps because the deep soul happiness is so rare that we do not know how to recognize it.

Sunday, July 23, 2006

On Today

Today the first tomato came in. Today I made tabouli, a food I love beyond reason or speech to tell.

Today my daughter snuggled on my lap under a gaudy neon sunset and we sang 'Well done, Sister Suffragette' to each other.

Today I have played, and worked, and taught, and learned and laughed.

Today is a good day.