and it's time for tuesday truth again...

Last week was a whirlwind of a week…
two different friends home from away
and lots of time spent
adventuring and exploring
and reminiscing and
laughing…
so much laughing.

There was ice cream (multiple times)
and fall drives,
horses, black bogs, and lighthouses…
cake for breakfast,
cedar’s eatery and
starlite diner…

There was even a little
mushroom-y village
that made us very happy to find…

And the weekend was topped off
with a visit to my parents for Thanksgiving
where almost everyone was able to make it
(missed Kiki & J)
and it was so great to see the kids
and reconnect in a big rowdy way…
I took zero pictures that day
because I just wanted to be
in the moment…♥

It was a fantastic week
but the truth is
I am not used to
being quite so social….
it takes more out of me
than I realized…
this week will be all
about rest and recovery
and maybe a stolen nap
or three…
♥♥♥

but I wouldn’t have
changed a thing about
last week….
I’d do it all over again if I could.

tuesday truths...you know...the posts where i overshare & get too wordy...heh...

The truth is that
after days and days
of not being able to come
to the page,
to any page,
virtual or paper…
I am suddenly
on fire with
wanting to
write and document,
note and number,
doodle and draw,
plan and pretend and
scheme…

I am hyped about
Inktober
and planning a
2nd annual pumpkin carving day…
I am driving dirt roads,
listening to music
I forgot that I loved,
making connections
with friends that I have missed
and redecorating my deck
with pumpkins and
purple flowers.

I feel alive and
almost humming with
excitement
like a power line
on the edge of spontaneous combustion….
and while that sounds
dangerous
it’s also
exhilarating.

I’ll ride it out while it lasts.
Winter hibernation
will set in soon enough….
♥

whatcha readin'? {goal 35::book 11-15}

It is has been a very long time
since I talked about any books that I have read…
so I am going to share a bunch right now
to try to get caught up.

The Book of Longings: ♥♥♥♥
I love Sue Monk Kidd. Love.
This story did not disappoint
even though it is somewhat
religion based which is not always
my thing for whatever reason.
But I enjoyed this.

The Book Thief: ♥♥♥♥♥
This I loved.
In an all encompassing laugh out loud
cry ugly tears kind of way.

The Dictionary of Lost Words: ♥♥♥♥♥
I love words. Like….love words…
so this book was like magic.
Inspired by actual events,
it is so interesting to read about
how the dictionary came about…
with nuances as well as to how
women did or didn’t play a part in the
creation…

The Vanished Days: ♥♥♥♥♥
The note I wrote in my book list
after reading this was,
”I frigging loved this from start to finish.”
:)
And I did….it was vast and pretty and
gritty all at once and reminded me
of Diana Gabaldon’s books.
I would definitely read more of hers.

Magpie: ♥♥♥♥
This was a pretty good
fast pace summer read
full of twists and turns…
I enjoyed it

Stay tuned for next week
when I will share 5 more
and we get into my odd shift
into YA novels….heh.
Don’t judge me. :D

friday i'm in love sorta kinda....

It’s been a strange kinda
up and down sorta day….

beautiful and sunny
but I still don’t want to go anywhere
because there are still trees and lines down
and I am not sure
I am ready to see the beaches yet…

day off but
not for a happy reason….
instead I feel heavy like lead
and quiet….

but sometimes,
you just gotta push through
to find yourself
on the other side
of your own feelings
and focus on the
things you love….

FRIDAY I’M IN LOVE:

♥ this made me giggle. so hard.
♥ awwwwwww. such a sweet little movie
♥ this version of addicted to love
♥ reading on the deck wrapped in a blanket

♥ getting back to the little blue desk
hanging out with sassy little geekgirls
with stripey socks and an attitude.

Happy Friday! ♥♥♥

taking a breath...

We were incredibly lucky
at the big orange house
as far as hurricane effing fiona went.

We lost one big tree in the back,
one of my prettiest trees
and I feel guilty even being sad
about that when so many people
lost so much more…
the destruction is heart breaking.

I can’t even look at it anymore.
I avoid facebook or tiktok or
anywhere that shows the
homes washed away,
the roofs blown off,
the destruction of beaches and
shoreline and wharves and boats
and dunes…bridges washed out completely,
flooding, power outages for days,
beautiful trees uprooted
and broken…
it hurts my heart
to see my island this way…

I know it can be fixed and rebuilt
to some degree but for now
I just can’t look anymore.
I don’t want to drive around in this..
and not just because it’s still dangerous to do so
but because
I think I would cry.

So instead,
I cope how I always cope…
avoidance & distraction.
Doodles of little geek girls with
stripey stocks and pig tails,
eating jello cups,
watching cartoons
and reading on the deck.

I hope everything is ok where you are.
That you are warm and fed and safe…
♥♥♥